North West alt-rock newcomers Severe Girls return with “Feels Like Pretending,” a radio-ready rush of melody and unease that closes out their debut EP ‘Another Night’. Built on fuzzed guitars and tightly wound power pop momentum, the track zeroes in on disguise, emotional drift, and the effort of holding things together when everything feels slightly off. Clocking in at just under four minutes, it pairs immediacy with introspection, delivering hooks that land fast while letting the tension linger underneath.
Written by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Richardson, the song draws from life between Manchester and Liverpool and a personal creative reset after years spent on other people’s stages and sessions. Inspired by the direct pull of American college rock and the simplicity of classic verse-chorus songwriting, “Feels Like Pretending” frames relationship friction as a wider question of convention, escape, and self-performance. Alongside Jon Hughes, Chris Clayden, and Mike Duckworth, Severe Girls lock into a sound that values clarity, melody, and forward motion, closing their first EP with confidence and bite.