Reviews

“Americana guitar soundscape and sublime, atmospheric vocals…”

“…the pairing of tracks holds a high emotional quotient and we are fully in awe. We appreciate the sync friendly nature of the releases, and can imagine both songs in movies and TV shows.”

Great review from KIMU.

“On The Rocks,” the new album by hovercraft, reflects the group’s most audacious attempt to explore the emotional abyss left by the band’s vanished songwriter, Piers “Charlie Pepper” Wildman. Self-released via BandLab, the 12-track blend of Alt, R&B, Neo-soul, and Indie-rock finds Pepper’s surviving members, David “Golly God” Marsden and Aaron “Ron Nasty” Downing, doubling down on their mission to bring Pepper’s unreleased catalog from the dead, with way more grit, introspection, and emotional volatility.

“Some albums arrive gently. Others crash through the door like a memory you thought you buried. Hovercraft’s On The Rocks, released November 5, 2025, falls into the latter category. It doesn’t knock. It doesn’t ask permission. It simply appears, as if pulled through a rip in the timeline, carrying with it the spirit of a band half-present, half-lost, and fully resurrected through a project unlike anything else happening in modern music.”

“Shaken Not Stirred sounds like something that falls into our world through a crack in time. It’s haunting, retro, and yet, not overly nostalgic. It feels like an album that doesn’t belong in this century, or perhaps it’s just ahead of its time. Hovercraft’s 2025 album is elegant and sensitive, passionate but melancholy. A hidden gem that’s haunting and powerful.”

• Punk Head

“Shaken Not Stirred is more than an album—it’s resurrection art.”