Due for release on November 7th, 2025, via PNKSLM is Flypaper’s debut album, Forget The Rush – nudging the door open for emerging singer-songwriter Rory Sear, this collection of tracks artfully chips away at the mundanity of life’s surface, revealing something introspective and charming just beneath. A concise view of a year in the singer’s life, each of the ups, the downs and the confusing little bits in between are strung together by subdued acoustics and soothing vocals, permitting listeners to step back from their worries, guiltless, to decompress and feel human again.
Before Forget The Rush, Sear had already taken small steps in the curation of Flypaper’s sound with EPs Big Nada (2023) and Another Orbit (2024), both of which led on from his days as the frontman of Brighton-based Beachtape. Taking the same approach to this album as his previous works, the artist once again leans fully into a DIY disposition – with each track being written, recorded and produced by Sear alone in the bedroom of his London flat, the album’s intimacy is easily defined – we can almost hear the room around him as the tracks play out, abolishing pretense and making for something that feels lived in and comfortably imperfect.
The album’s opening track, Fold, sets the tone for the rest of the tracks with gentle authority – hosting tender guitar, unpolished vocals, and the faint buzz of life nestled into the background. This track is a strong middle ground between stagnation and movement, feeling motionless in one’s decision-making, all while quietly longing for something to change. A warm, fingerstyle guitar carries the track, layered atop flourishes of soft keyboards and hazy ambient sounds from the singer’s surroundings in his flat. This track ultimately stands as an opportunity for self-reflection, perfect to accompany you when you may be stuck in a rut.
The third track on the album, entitled Come Down, is another standout on Forget The Rush – a pivotal turning point in the overall drive of the album. The track carries itself with a stable, meditative tempo throughout, exploring fears of surrendering to the unknown in moments of anxiety and handing over control to something external. Sear acknowledges through the lyricism on this track that although resolution and positive change may sit just outside of his reach, the act of slowing down and giving your emotions breathing space is a brave and momentous notion in itself. The feelings on this track are multifaceted and layered but still incredibly vigorous, proving that simplicity can oftentimes override splendour.
It goes without saying that Rory Sear is onto something truly wonderful with the emergence of Flypaper – there is something so unique and charming about his works despite their apparent simplicity, and his ability to command the tracks on Forget The Rush with such featherlight vocals and tender instrumentals makes room for a lot of excitement for his potential future works – as the project grows and evolves, it will be compelling to watch how Sear extends his sonic palette, whilst sticking true to the imperfect intimacies that make Flypaper quite so distinctive.