Reviews
'There' | Freim TV Review | May 2025
"With 'There', British quartet Space Angel achieves a perfect blend of space rock and melodic alt-pop. From Brighton, and with a sound that wanders between Floyd-esque guitars, powerful beats, and enveloping vocals, this song is a stellar journey with a human heart. [...] Psychedelia meets structured pop, creating a balance between the cosmic and the emotional."
'There' | Expansion Radial Review
| May 2025
"Space Angel takes us on an emotional journey with 'There', a song that feels like a hug from a distance. This song is subtle, emotional, and powerful.​
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The strength of ‘There’ lies in its simplicity and sincerity. ​ [...] Musically, ‘There' is a journey that ranges from intimate to epic without losing its composure. The vibrant guitars, synth, and piano arrangements create a dark and cinematic atmosphere. I thought it was brilliant how the song builds to a climax with Floyd-style guitars, then delicately returns to its melodic foundation.
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The production is impeccable. Everything was recorded and produced by christopher rye, who manages to capture an organic sound, full of enveloping textures and raw emotions. [...] The vocals are melodic, bright, and sincere. The arrangements have a dynamic that keeps you engaged without becoming overpowered.
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Space Angel has a unique ability to combine emotion with sound. ‘There’ is an anthem to friendship worth listening to with attention and an open heart."
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Review by Oliver Zurita
'Abyssinia Sometime' | Zona Emergente Review | May 2025
"A rock ballad with a classic sound and a very clear psychedelic influence. A strong song with a comforting and positive tone. The piano base that accompanies the track, together with the guitar and its oscillating metallic effect, changes our state of mind, relaxing us and even hypnotizing us, letting ourselves be carried away by the melody to lose ourselves in its notes.
Its lyrics speak of those moments when we feel that we don't fit in, when we feel lost and that life has taken us to a place that wasn't in our plans. But it itries to see the good side and recognize that, in the end, not everything is bad, it is enough to be here now. Then we can begin to change what we don't like.
An experience you don't want to miss, a sound rich in sensations and encouraging lyrics."​​
'Abyssinia Sometime' | Pop Punkers Review | May 2025​
"The song is simply enchanting, from whichever perspective you choose to enjoy it."
'The Wolves of Reigate' | Indie Dream Review | May 2025
"A rock-pop gem that manages to combine atmosphere and melody with a growing emotional pulse that slowly but surely builds. What is most striking about the song is its ability to be both relaxed and powerful at the same time. It doesn't need to scream to resonate and move. It's not a production that feels forced: there are hints of classic rock, but with a modern twist that makes it authentic."​
'Autumn is Turning to Gold' | Freim TV Review | June 2025
"Space Angel combines the best of space-rock and alt-pop in a song notable for its enveloping melodies and guitars, reminiscent of Pink Floyd's legacy. 'Autumn is Turning to Gold' reflects the quartet's virtuosity, captured in a mainly live recording that preserves the performance's energy at a precise moment. Their sound is a blend of big beats, synthesizers, and vocal harmonies that transports the listener on a space voyage filled with nostalgia and renewal."
'Abyssinia Sometime' | Songscope
Review | June 2025
"Space Angel has a wonderfully contradictory song, Abyssinia Sometime, which is simultaneously easy to access and elusively mysterious, like finding a secret door that leads to a place you have never been, but somehow know. The Brighton four-piece has made something that is simultaneously very English and out-of-this-world.
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The vocal performance of Christopher Rye has that distinctly English sound, though it is not the smooth BBC sound that one would anticipate. Rather, it has an aged familiarity to it, as though he were telling a confession in a dark tavern, over pints.
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It is in the instrumental arrangement that Abyssinia Sometime really flies. Not only do those guitars allude to Pink Floyd, but they also know the spiritual genes of psychedelic rock, flowing throughout the mix like smoke through the band during their legendary live performances. The Mellotron brings that old, alien quality to everything and makes it all feel a bit out of time, and the piano brings the ethereal side down to earth with a shock of warmth.
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The thing that impresses me the most is that this song is hooky as hell, even though it had psychedelic aspirations. Space Angel is able to come up with something that is instantly memorable without compromising their exploratory tendencies. The recording has that live band feel that they are famous with, you can almost feel the air moving around the instruments in the room.
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Abyssinia Sometime is a success story because it does not attempt too hard to be mysterious. The enigma is unintentionally created by the collision of well-known tunes and unknown sounding worlds. It is the music of being wonderfully lost and discovering that the adventure is more important than the goal."
'Autumn is Turning to Gold' | Zona Emergente Review | June 2025
"Prepare for sensorial immersion amid silky textures and layers of reverb, which give us a series of hypnotic melodies and a sensation of floating through the cosmos, among stars, asteroids, and colourful nebulas that fade away once we move away.
It's a style of psychedelic indie rock with a super-calm rhythm where the synthesizer and diffuse percussion seem taken from another dimension. I like that the bass isn't heard as such, but rather felt, like a kind of underground energy current that connects with our inner selves.
The vocals sometimes seem to merge with the instruments, as if distant and calling out to us to reach them, but it's up to us to get there. However, it also contains a more intense, though not explosive, moment: the guitar solo that arrives around the 2:30 mark feels like a refuelling for the final stretch of our journey.
Space Angel live up to their name by bringing you this song from the farthest reaches of outer space."
'Autumn is Turning to Gold' | Pop Punkers Review | June 2025
“‘Autumn is Turning to Gold’ is an incredible song from the get-go, with those very specific drum tones that accompany the artist's voice, which I'd dare to call angelic. I love how the synthesizer introduces itself – tones that suddenly leap from the background are essential to achieving the rhythm that Space Angel presents.
At 2:27, the high-pitched synth makes another one of its entrances, this time ushering us into an electric guitar solo – masterful instrumental composition that hypnotizes you, transporting you to a distant beach where you can't think about anything. You just watch the horizon until the sun settles to make way for the night.”
'Autumn is Turning to Gold | Rockola Indie Review | June 2025
"I listen to the first few moments of 'Autumn is Turning to Gold' and think of space funk, The Beatles' 'I Am the Walrus', and the first psychedelic trip of some crazy robots visiting Earth.
Originally from Brighton, Space Angel is a space-rock and alternative pop band with an old-school approach: they record live, capturing the raw essence of each performance. Their new album, 'DIVE!' (2025), follows this line, adding details from their seaside studio.
'Autum is Turning to Gold' is a psychedelic anthem that blends in a mysterious Eastern influence to capture the moment when summer ends and the air fills with a kind of golden nostalgia. The guitars, synthesizers, and atmospheric vocal performance create a sensory experience that envelops you like leaves falling in slow motion.
More than a song, it's a meditation/trance on the need to look forward with your eyes wide open. Ideal for slow walks, watching the sunset, and a magical journey (wink)."
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'Abyssinia Sometime' | Dulaxi.com Review | June 2025
A psychedelic dream of displacement, hope, and quiet defiance.
From the very first moment, 'Abyssinia Sometime' by Space Angel unspools like a sun-drenched cinematic vignette, evoking a strangely comforting sense of displacement. The song carries a laid-back yet deeply atmospheric energy, with its psychedelic textures creating the impression of drifting slowly through a forgotten dream.
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The track opens with a fluid progression of piano, mellow guitars, and vintage synths, delicately layered to evoke an analog warmth, like flipping through pages of a well-worn journal on a breezy summer evening. There’s a gentle swing in the rhythm section that gives the song its inviting, summery vibe while still maintaining an undertone of introspection. It’s as though the song knows it’s walking a fine line between joy and uncertainty, and that tension, subtle as it is, becomes its charm.
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The production itself is beautifully textured and deceptively simple. What sets Space Angel’s 'Abyssinia Sometime' apart is its ability to sound both nostalgic and fresh, transporting the listener into a space where time seems to slow down. You can feel the organic air of a live band performance seeping through the track, nothing feels over-processed or artificial.
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The Mellotron adds a wistful dimension, evoking comparisons with the golden era of progressive rock, while the understated use of reverb and analog synths creates a sense of depth that pulls you in further. There’s a lived-in, almost tactile quality to the way each instrument breathes. This rawness never crosses into sloppiness, instead, it feels like a deliberate choice to leave space, air, and emotion in the mix.
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Vocally, the performance is unpretentious and quietly captivating. The lead voice delivers each line with a subtle weariness that perfectly matches the song’s lyrical theme: a quiet confrontation with being lost and choosing to embrace the ambiguity.
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The lyrics, imbued with poetic simplicity, touch on the universal experience of disorientation, being somewhere unfamiliar both physically and emotionally, and yet they’re never weighed down by despair. Instead, there’s a peculiar optimism: a willingness to improvise, to lean into the unknown. The phrasing is conversational, occasionally whimsical, and utterly human. It’s not the voice of someone trying to be heard above the noise, it’s the voice of someone who has made peace with the silence.
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What truly stands out in 'Abyssinia Sometime' is how the band uses musical restraint to say more with less. There are no explosive choruses or showy solos, and yet the emotional resonance is profound. This song doesn’t demand attention, it invites it. It lets you linger, drift, and rediscover your own hidden feelings of uncertainty, hope, and gentle defiance.
As the final notes fade, there’s an afterglow, a sense that something subtle yet significant just took place. 'Abyssinia Sometime' isn’t just a song you hear, it’s one you feel. It may be rooted in psychedelia and alternative rock, but its emotional core transcends genre, offering listeners a timeless and deeply personal listening experience.