Split Second – Is There A Chance?

“Is There A Chance?” is the latest single by Split Second, an outstanding English band based in Worcestershire. It’s their second piece of work in 2025, arriving as a proper continuation of “Alone,” another exceptional composition released earlier this year that you should also check out as soon as possible. Their music shines with so many qualities that it’s nearly impossible to grasp everything they incorporated into it in just one listening. It’s one of those songs where the brilliance of the musicians involved truly shines in the limelight, with all those marvelous ideas and outstanding orchestrations popping from all possible directions, offering a pleasant listening experience worth repeating over and over again. Lyrically, “Is There A Chance?” captures the emotional tension of longing, confusion, and the fragile spark that refuses to die. It explores various sentiments, moods, situations, and circumstances, so it’s a highly relatable composition that will immediately resonate with the broader audience. Split Second are known for their indie sound, as they incorporate only the finest qualities of indie rock and indie pop into their music, yet there are many other additional elements included along the way. These experimentations, various approaches, and techniques suit their music well, as “Is There A Chance?” shines with the calm, soothing, relaxing, ethereal ambiance that immediately wraps around your listening apparatus and refuses to let go long after the song ends. Therefore, it’s one of those tunes that will immediately catch your attention and become a staple on your playlist after the first listen.

As soon as you press play, you’ll notice how the guitar plays a significant role in shaping such a mesmerizing backdrop for all the vocals to shine upon. The interplay between acoustic, slide, and electric guitar layers immediately transports you into a completely different realm, and it’s a voyage you’ll gladly repeat. The comprehensive collection of catchy, memorable, engaging chord progressions define the main melodies and harmonies of the song, while the additional slide and electric guitar accentuations, themes, leads, and other sonic maneuvers spice things up and uplift this track to an entirely new level. It’s nearly mindblowing how all these layers articulate together without overwhelming each other in the mix. Still, the marvelous vocal performance steals the show here. You’ll notice how all those soulful, passionate, sincere, confident, emotional, powerful vocal harmonies elevate everything to new heights, command attention, and guide the listening apparatus from scratch to finish. The impressive vocal range seamlessly balances low, mid, and high notes, emphasizing everything this excellent band intended to achieve with “Is There A Chance?” Besides decorating all those segments and instrumentations, these vocal harmonies also contribute more than necessary emotional depth and complexity over an already intricate song structure. It’s nearly mindblowing how all the orchestrations suit vocals harmoniously, making “Is There A Chance?” even more pleasing to the ears.

Of course, this composition wouldn’t sound this good without the equally impressive rhythm section. Beneath all those beautiful guitar layers, intricate, vividly hearable, warm-sounding basslines rumble, offering more than necessary heftiness, clearness, and deepness while acting like a binding element that glues guitars with rhythmic patterns. These low ends are rich, deep, dense, and powerful, contributing more power, groove, and detail to this fascinating track. The exceptional drumming performance, based upon tastefully assembled, flawlessly performed, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics, keeps everything in line while dictating groove and pace with such precision. You’ll hear how every hit of the snare, kick of the bass drum, accentuation on hi-hat, and splash over the cymbal decorates this composition, giving it even more detail during each segment. Split Second poured heart and soul into this track, and their effort is hearable in each vocal harmony, chord progression, bassline, and beat. Their talent and skills shine during every section of the song while their ideas and creativity prove that indie music can still sound fresh, innovative, and unique. “Is There A Chance?” is an indie masterpiece, a song that tackles all the senses, so you should immediately place it on your radar if you’re looking for cleverly arranged and expertly performed music. Head to your favorite streaming platform and check it out.