“Only In The Night” by Von Venn speaks about something most breakup songs completely miss. Gary Cox understands that the hardest endings aren’t the ones with screaming matches or betrayal, they’re the quiet ones where everyone involved knows it’s the right decision and hates it anyway. Gary Cox has written something that feels painfully honest about relationships that die from incompatibility rather than drama.

The opening guitar riff sets the tone, but it’s the way the rhythm section settles into this smooth groove that really gets you. Cox’s vocals have this dreamlike quality that perfectly matches the subject matter. When the lush female harmonies come in, they add a layer of melancholy that makes everything hit deeper. The chorus builds in a way that feels inevitable, like the relationship itself probably did.

Cox understands that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is leave, but that doesn’t make those dark nights any easier. Von Venn have tapped into something universal here without being preachy about it.

This Dublin based band has been building something special in their local scene, and “Only In The Night” from their forthcoming album “Forgetting the Fall” shows exactly why. This is indie rock that trusts its audience to handle complex emotions.

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