West London trio Patience Please kicks the door in with amps cranked and hearts on sleeves. Fronted by Ollie Palmer alongside Arthur Marriott and Tommy Lane, the band have built their name the old-fashioned way, with loud rehearsals, sweat-soaked London gigs, and hooks big enough to rattle venue ceilings from The Troubadour to Dingwalls 2. Now, with their six-track debut EP Miles Away landed this 27 February of 2026, they bottle that live-wire energy while letting a little vulnerability seep through the cracks.
The EP opens with “Wasting Time,” all lush, shimmery guitar lines glinting in the intro before the drums come thumping and the guitars shift into drive. Palmer’s vocal starts thoughtful, almost reflective, “I don’t know much about the world but I sure as hell know you,” before he lets it rip in the chorus. “You have wasted my time…” he soars, the frustration and heartbreak bursting through crunchy riffs. It’s punchy, melodic, and tailor-made for crowd shout-backs.
Then comes the title track, “Miles Away,” and this one wastes no time getting airborne. Thumping drums and driving guitars propel it forward while Palmer belts, “I could see you coming miles away.” There’s a playful urgency to it, capturing that charged moment of spotting someone across a room. The line “I wanna spend the rest of my life staring at the corner of my eye hoping to find you again” lands somewhere between romantic and reckless, and that tension is the sweet spot.
Elsewhere, “I Want It I Got It” doubles down on confidence. Thumping beats carry the swagger as Palmer declares, “I want it, I got it just when I needed and I thought I wouldn’t have it but then she walked into it.” It’s bold, anthemic, and brimming with the dopamine rush of euphoric heights of new loves.
Across Miles Away, Patience Please strikes a balance between crunching guitar bravado and emotional candor. It’s big, it’s catchy, and it feels like a band catching fire at exactly the right moment.
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Review by: Naomi Joan