Don’t Look Back by Lazember: Review

by admin February 27, 2026

February 27, 2026

Irish project Lazember taps straight into the rush of memory and forward motion with “Don’t Look Back,” a widescreen indie-rock single born in the hills of Co. Donegal and built for festival fields. What began as songwriter Paul Rodgers tinkering away on an album found its true form when he linked up with Belgian producer/drummer Ziggy Van Wallendael—two tour-worn musicians chasing a sound that sits somewhere between Ben Howard’s introspection and the stadium lift of Sam Fender and Kings of Leon.

At its core, the track is a letter to an old bandmate: a touring comrade who stepped away from the chaos, while Rodgers kept chasing the dream. The message is all about being proud you moved on, and whatever you do, don’t stare too long in the rearview.

Musically, “Don’t Look Back” eases in on shimmery, soft guitar strumming that already feels like a highway at dusk. The drums slide in with a rolling, catchy pulse, pushing the song forward without bulldozing its nostalgia. Rodgers sings with an easy, relaxed voice, like someone telling road stories over a late-night pint, before the chorus suddenly throws the doors wide open—sparkling electric guitars driving harder, cymbals splashing, and his voice soaring as he declares, “We will never give up, whether we are lost or found.”

The hook “Don’t look back, you can never look back” hits like a mantra, especially as it leads into a glowing guitar solo near the end, the band briefly letting emotion speak without words. By the time the refrain returns, “Don’t Look Back” has done exactly what it set out to do: turn one friendship, one broken band, and one stubborn dream into a big-hearted anthem about moving forward, no matter how tempting the past looks in the mirror.