London-based alt-pop artist Terry Guy in his newest single โCLAP,โ out July 25, 2025, drips with defiance. Created during his first year in a Masters program for Popular Music, this track doesnโt just ride the waveโit makes one. You can tell straight off the bat that โCLAPโ was born from creative friction, a response to a world that felt too absurd to ignore.
The opening hits with a sharp echoing swell, almost like youโre suddenly dropped into a high-stakes tunnel. Then comes Terryโs thick and emotional voice, urgent, like heโs unloading something thatโs been sitting heavy for too long. As the trap-inspired beat pulses underneath, a clap cuts through, on cue when he commands, โSoโฆCLAP.โ
Lyrically, he goes, โUK politics has become a puppet show / and we are the ones who suffer from the blowโ wearily sighing as a generation trying to cope with anxiety, depression, recessionโyou name it. He loops these lines with minimal fuss, letting repetition do the emotional heavy lifting.
Then the track splits. You get that mid music shift then silence, then build-up again. Itโs messy, bold, and weirdly moving.
โCLAPโ is a statement piece. Itโs anti-gloss, pro-guts. If you enjoy music through the various lens and moods to hear messages that matter, listen to Terry Guy getting unique here on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan