Review
"mood swings" is Henry Moodie's first full-length album, and honestly, it feels like he's cracked open a diary and set it to music. Over 14 tracks and about 40 minutes, he bounces between heartbreak, nostalgia, and those weird growing pains that hit you hardest in your early twenties. Songs like "right person, wrong time" and "favourite mistake" dig into the messier parts of relationships, while "people pleaser" and "growing pains" capture that specific exhaustion of trying to figure out who you are when everyone seems to have an opinion about it. There's something refreshing about how Henry doesn't shy away from the awkward, painful stuff—mental health struggles, friendships that fade, the comedown after the high.
What really gets me about this record is how certain tracks just nail a feeling. "sunday morning" has this gentle, golden quality that perfectly captures those slow weekend mornings where everything feels possible for about five minutes. Then you've got "comedown" hitting way harder, all intensity and emotional wreckage. The British park and swing visuals throughout feel perfectly him—unpretentious and strangely timeless. Henry's got this gift for turning his own chaos into something that feels like it could be anyone's story, which is probably why this debut lands so well for anyone riding their own emotional rollercoaster. - Madi
