Bloody Cigarettes’ latest single, ‘It’s Only Music’ brings together radiant indie and, painfully honest, emotive songwriting in style. Opening with a tender, vulnerable vocal over jangling guitar, the track moves to a expressive half shouted vocal as piano drums and bass enter to blend the indie-pop sensibilities with a tasteful tinge of grunge through the chorus. Moving artfully between contrasting elements, Max walks a tightrope, balancing dazzling, joyous instrumentation with the unfiltered emotion that gives the track its authenticity. Each cry feels genuine, building toward a poignant close marked by a simple, sincere sigh. Bloody Cigarettes explains: “I wrote ‘It’s Only Music’ as a kind of epilogue to the narrative…