[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2025/07/apophonia-by-roberta-fidora/ )##
Apophonia by Roberta Fidora####
Review by Ash Noodle (npub1vte…qyed)
[Apophonia](https://robertafidora.com/album/2539208/apophonia ) is a 5 track EP released by Roberta Fidora back in 2023. It’s full of catchy synthpop, and songs with a wistful, melancholic, self-aware, left of centre, humorous touch. All the tracks have a cohesive feel, but with a slightly different take on each.
[Shoreliner](https://mirlo.space/robertafidora/release/apophonia/tracks/584 ) could almost be a darkwave remix of a 1980s goth pop rock song, and [Biarritz](https://mirlo.space/robertafidora/release/apophonia/tracks/586 ) drives along with a solid bass sequence and synth string melodies.
All the tracks feel almost like torch songs. I’d love to be in a club and hear danceable tracks such as Biarritz, [Is It Too Late For Fan Clubs?](https://mirlo.space/robertafidora/release/apophonia/tracks/585 ), and Shoreliner popping out of the speakers.
Roberta’s vocals soar in places, and this works especially well in the melancholic minimal atmospheric ballad of [You Live Alone](https://mirlo.space/robertafidora/release/apophonia/tracks/583 ).
As well as the songs themselves there are a couple of great videos for Biarritz (below), and [Is It Too Late For Fan Clubs?](https://tv.gravitons.org/w/t8KHr8ghJPtEy8NWe4XYWx ) featuring a quirky, surreal humour …and puppets. You can find all of her videos over [on her Gravitons Peertube channel](https://tv.gravitons.org/a/ursinewave/videos ).
Roberta asks, “I’m [playing my tiny violin](https://mirlo.space/robertafidora/release/apophonia/tracks/587 ). Will you listen? Will you listen?” Yes, I will! In fact I’ve got this EP on repeat. Such a great set of tracks.
You can [find Apophonia on Roberta’s site](https://robertafidora.com/album/2539208/apophonia ).
And you can [follow Roberta on Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@RobertaFidora ) (Roberta Fidora (npub1tk7…6cq3)).
#review
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