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Hypnotic (single) - Reviews

"Indie for a new age, rock with sonic smarts. The Gods They Made are only heading in one direction, into a bright new indie-rock future."

— Dancing About Architecture (UK) · Read the full review

"The indie underground's best-kept secret surfaces with their strongest statement yet. You are inside the song before you've decided to enter. It works on you before you know it's working."

— Happy Mag (AUS) · Read more

"It has both the cinematic and anthemic soundscaping of Depeche Mode and the driving bass-and-beat engine room of The Cure - but woven within those references, they forge their own sonic personality."

— Big Takeover (US) · Read more

“Plus concis, plus direct, à la croisée de l’indie rock et du post-punk”

— Selection Sorties (FR) · Lire l’article

"Un sound più compatto, più diretto, all'incrocio tra indie rock e post-punk. Video premiere esclusiva."

— Indie for Bunnies (IT) · Leggi l'articolo

"Selezionato tra i singoli della settimana."

— Foxy Lady Ascolta (IT) · Leggi l'articolo

"Nulla è superfluo, nulla è sprecato."

— Area Rock (IT) · Leggi l'articolo

“Immagini e affermazione piuttosto che una narrazione”

—Sound Vibration (IT) · Leggi l’articolo

—Radio Coop (IT) · Leggi l’articolo

—Switch On (IT) · Leggi l’articolo

“This song earns every section”

—Turn Up Volume (BE) · Read more

“Un paso al frente en la escena indie rock suiza”

— Jacksonlive (ES) · Lee el articulo

“hipnótico como el estado en el que ya te encuentras”

— Revista The 13th (ARG) · Lee le articulo

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Breathe In (album) - Reviews

"Rich and dynamic textures set to some wondrous vocals."

— Mystic Sons (UK) · Read the full feature

"A fusion between R.E.M. and Placebo, bold and captivating."

— Epic Magazine (CH) · Lire l'article

"A compelling anthem, a must-watch band."

— Fame Magazine (US) · Read more

"A track that serves as a statement; a journey of musical liberation."

— Ignite Music (US) · Read more

"A minimalist yet powerful anthem and a symbol of universal longing for freedom."

— Flex Magazine (US) · Read more

"An artist who commands attention."

— PureMzine (IE) · Read the interview

Five men standing on a staircase in a dark indoor setting, with one person partially out of the frame, looking at the camera.

The Gods They Made formed in Geneva in 2019 and have been writing and playing indie alt rock from a basement ever since. Four musicians, four different backgrounds, one sound built track by track. Their debut album came out in 2024, recorded in London with Steve Lyon, producer of Depeche Mode and The Cure, and in Geneva at RecStudio with Serge Morattel. In 2026 they return with a new EP, recorded at Moonstudio in Vevey with Laurent Berger. The first single, Hypnotic, is out 5 June 2026.