Alfie Templeman – ‘Happiness In Liquid Form’ EP review: indie-pop’s boy wonder’s best release yet

nme.com:

Alfie Templeman is your man… or, er, boy. The 17-year-old Bedfordshire singer/songwriter has already demonstrated that he knows his way around a groove: his burgeoning catalogue of playful, woozy jangles (on 2018’s ‘Like An Animal’) and the open-hearted pop roughness of his 2019 EP ‘Don’t Go Wasting Time’ are proof.

A similar spirit drives his latest six-track collection, the eclectic, poptastic ‘Happiness In Liquid Form’ EP.Everything here sounds bigger, bolder and brighter — a welcome expansion on the kinetic indie rhythms that Templeman has merely flirted with in the past.

A bolt of infectious escapism, powered by shuffling beats and squelchy synths, signals Templeman’s new ambitions on the title track: loud and neon, it’s also equipped.