A hypnotic, creative showing from Baltimore-based artist Unreliable Narrator, “Not Much I’m Into (Only You)” takes inspiration from Animal Collective’s early material. A soaring vocal lead joins a steady synth arp backing amidst steadily developing percussive hi-hats, lyrically indistinguishable though thoroughly meditative nonetheless. An effervescent textural addition, approaching the one-minute mark, adds enjoyably. Twangy guitar fragments adorn the vocal melody’s switch-up about a minute later, alternating between a soaring anthemic croon and bite-sized contemplations. “Not Much I’m Into (Only You)” is easy to consume, with its built-up melodic development and nostalgic experimental pop production leading the way.
Unreliable Narrator provides the following about the track:
“The premise of the song is the familiar feeling of dissatisfaction with life while still having someone in your life who makes it all worth it. I wanted to capture my favorite elements of Animal Collective’s music circa 2005-2009 combined with more early The Strokes style guitars. I wrote, played, and recorded everything in my home in Baltimore, MD.”
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“Not Much I’m Into (Only You)” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of December 2021’ Spotify playlist.
