REVIEW: Tristan Turdean – ‘5 SONGS TO GET OVER YOU’

Breakup albums are nothing new, but few wear emotional devastation as proudly, or as artfully, as Tristan Turdean’s ‘5 SONGS TO GET OVER YOU’. This debut collection is a full-bodied plunge into the chaos of loss, complete with explosive hooks, breathless pacing, and a raw vulnerability that never flinches.

In five carefully sequenced tracks, Turdean walks us through the familiar (and often messy) terrain of post-love grief, hitting every jagged stage along the way. From the frantic denial of ‘Remind Me When You Return’ to the hushed, bittersweet closure of ‘Leave You In The Past’, each song feels like a snapshot of a mind trying desperately to hold on, only to finally learn how to let go.

And while most projects might save their knockout moment for the beginning, Turdean flips the script. ‘Leave You In The Past’ closes the EP, but lands like an epiphany. It’s the kind of song that feels weightless and heavy at the same time, gentle in delivery but rich with meaning.

Still, the project doesn’t coast on quiet introspection alone. The EP hits with the urgency of early Paramore or MCR, with frantic guitars and skittering percussion echoing the obsessive loop of memory and regret. There’s tension in the arrangements, but also clarity. Turdean knows exactly where to cut deep, and he does so with precision.

At a time when pop-punk is either diving into nostalgia or reaching for polished, post-genre perfection, Tristan Turdean offers something refreshingly sincere. ‘5 SONGS TO GET OVER YOU’ is for the overthinkers, the ones who feel everything too much, and the ones still trying to make peace with what’s already gone.

In Turdean’s world, grief isn’t a phase. It’s a process. And this EP is the soundtrack to making it through.