Amsterdam’s genre-bending band Lemon return with their ninth #lemon12 single of the year, “Maybe It’s You,” released September 17, 2025. Known for coining their own “Nedchester” sound, a Dutch spin on the Madchester wave, the group once again fuses indie rock swagger with a groove-heavy undercurrent that nods to baggy nostalgia and forward-looking soul-rock vibe. Having already shared stages with Primal Scream and The Charlatans, Lemon are no strangers to having psychedelia, funk, and pop jammed into a club-ready and introspective cocktail.
“Maybe It’s You” has this brooding undercurrent, the bassline revving like an engine idling in the dark while ticking percussion snaps steadily overhead. The drums thump in its own pace, as the guitars grind out melodic riffs, and the atmosphere becomes danceable and strangely claustrophobic. The high voice comes singing in a low, breathy, restrained and distant, almost as though sung through a haze. There is this tension in the singer’s tone, as though he is pulling the emotions tight, before they snap.
Right at the start, he gets to the core of the message with the opening lines, “You say, this is all because of me / Well, maybe it’s you that you don’t wanna see.” Showing no indulgence in poetic flourish here, the singer tediously lets out the weary blunt trust, with the dutch directness laid bare. Like someone too tired for postmortems, he claims that the endless loops of blame aren’t worth the energy. He speculates for a solution, “Maybe I am just not your kinda man / I am giving up,” so that resignation replaces accusation. What could feel cold instead lands as liberating honesty.
Altogether, “Maybe It’s You” blends groove with grit, balancing head-nodding rhythms against the raw tension of an unraveling bond. Listen to the band, Lemon’s words, set to a damn good beat, hitting the hardest on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan