Review: Dark Corners

Up next is the new single Bad Decisions from South Yorkshire’s Dark Corners, a Barnsley-based act who’ve been quietly building a reputation since 2019 for doing things their own way. Genre-bending, bold and completely unapologetic, they fuse powerful female vocal harmonies with heavy guitars, driving drums and rich piano textures – and if “Fleetwood Mac on steroids” sounds like a stretch, one listen to this will prove it’s not far off.

Bad Decisions crashes into life with stabbing guitars and a blitzkrieg of drums before unexpectedly dropping into a piano-led verse, still edged with razor-sharp guitar. The vocal cuts straight through the mix – confident, piercing and full of intent. From those opening moments it’s obvious this is a band operating at the extremes, blending styles in a way that feels fresh, fearless and very much rooted in 2026.

As the track builds, the vocals soar higher while the guitars and drums provide grit and weight, all counterbalanced by that ever-present piano line bringing a strange sense of calm to the chaos. It’s a delicate balancing act, but one that Dark Corners pull off brilliantly. The vocal performance doesn’t just sit on top of the music – it controls it, orchestrates it, drives it forward.

And just when you think you’ve got a handle on where the song is heading, it pivots again. The chorus strips everything back into a dreamlike space, layered with harmonies that are genuinely breathtaking. It’s one of those moments that forces you to go back and listen again, just to take it all in properly.

There’s a beautiful unpredictability running through the entire track. The structure refuses to follow a straight line, the lyrics feel open and interpretive, and the whole thing carries an air of controlled chaos that makes it even more compelling. It’s ambitious – almost too ambitious on paper – but that’s exactly why it works so well.

If this is the first glimpse of what’s coming from their upcoming album, then Dark Corners are setting the bar incredibly high. They’re not just pushing boundaries, they’re happily ignoring them altogether.

A bold, fearless release from a band unafraid to take risks – and judging by this track, those “Bad Decisions” might just be the best decisions they’ve ever made.