Man/Woman/Chainsaw’s debut album, ‘Cannonball’, is presented as a confident, unruly record from a London six-piece shaped by years of overlooked pub-basement performances. The review argues that its central strength is its use of dynamics, with producer-led contrasts between silence, restrained passages and sudden bursts of sound giving each member room to contribute without the arrangements becoming crowded.

Tracks including ‘Only Girl’, ‘Canyons’ and ‘Goddamn, Lizard Man!’ demonstrate the band’s blend of violin, piano, theatrical vocals and experimental songwriting. Lead single ‘Nosedive’ is identified as the album’s standout, balancing the desire for emotional freedom with a need for closeness, while ‘Get Up and Dance’ is judged more effective as an unsettling transition than a standalone song.