SINGLE REVIEW: Cherry Drop – Let Loose
Cherry Drop’s ‘Let Loose’ is a robust slab of alt-rock that thrives on raw energy and thick, thunderous instrumentation. From the first few seconds, it sets a pace that’s loud, confident, and impossible to ignore, with a dense rhythm section driving everything forward. The riffs have weight — distorted, gritty, and churning with purpose — and the gruff vocal delivery brings the whole thing together with a kind of rugged charm. There’s a swagger to it, but it’s not smug or try-hard — just expressive and grounded in that timeless rock confidence.
It’s the kind of track that draws from grunge without becoming muddy, leaning into a more hard-edged, reverby rock’n’roll vibe. The bass sits thick beneath everything, and the drums are constantly doing something interesting — not just keeping time, but giving the track shape and propulsion. One of the strongest moments comes in the form of an unexpected drum break near the end, where everything drops into a looser, more DIY groove before crashing back in with a ripping solo that properly seals the deal.
There’s a sense of physicality to the whole track that makes it feel more like something you’d see in a sweatbox venue than something carefully constructed in a studio. But that doesn’t mean it lacks detail — the transitions are slick, the arrangement’s tight, and the pacing works brilliantly. It’s music made by people who get what makes this stuff work: tone, texture, movement, and grit. ‘Let Loose’ doesn’t reinvent anything, but it doesn’t need to — it knows exactly what it is and executes it with confidence and heart.
