INTERMISSION - FEED IT
New Single • Standalone (2026). Jersey, Channel Islands.
Jersey Four-Piece Turn Restless Energy into Genre-Blurring Alternative Rock
Hailing from Jersey in the Channel Islands, INTERMISSION are Jess Donoghue, Mel Donoghue, Zak Langlois and Ryan Taylor, an alternative rock four-piece who embrace unpredictability rather than trying to fit neatly into one genre. Built around guitars, harmonies, sarcasm and the physical energy of their live performances, the band approach alternative music with a deliberately loose sense of identity: heavy when they want to be, melodic when the song demands it, and comfortable changing direction without warning. “FEED IT” is their latest standalone single, released independently in August 2026.
FEED IT: Alternative Rock That Refuses to Sit Still
“FEED IT” captures the restless personality at the centre of INTERMISSION. Jess Donoghue’s lead vocal sits against a guitar-driven arrangement shaped by Zak Langlois and Ryan Taylor, while Mel Donoghue’s keyboards and backing vocals add another melodic dimension to the band’s sound. Mel also handles production, giving the track the feel of a band maintaining control over its own creative identity rather than sanding down its eccentricities.
That unpredictability is part of the appeal. INTERMISSION describe themselves through inconsistent genres, honesty, sarcasm, harmonies and a love of jumping around onstage, and “FEED IT” translates that personality into a concise 3:17 burst of alternative rock. Instead of treating stylistic consistency as the goal, the band allow contrasting textures and personalities to become part of what makes the music recognisably theirs.
Why It Matters: Alternative Rock Is Becoming Less Interested in Genre Rules
A growing wave of emerging guitar bands is treating genre fluidity as an identity rather than a problem to solve. Punk attitude, indie melody, heavier guitars, pop instincts and unexpected textures can now exist inside the same project, reflecting audiences whose listening habits are increasingly just as eclectic.
For INTERMISSION, that freedom feels particularly natural. “FEED IT” doesn't need the Jersey four-piece to choose one tightly defined alternative-rock lane; its appeal comes from the personalities colliding inside it. In a guitar scene increasingly driven by individuality, being difficult to categorise can become precisely what makes a new band memorable.
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