New single “It Still Stings” finds Madrid-based project NURK enamoring with hooky guitar escalations and expressive vocal variety.
“It still stings just to think that our love won’t be a thing,” the vocals let out. The yearning is followed by a punchier lament — “but you really wanna find someone,” — with an angsty charm (some shades of Elvis Costello). The more laid-back, melancholic verses grow enjoyably into this lamenting, and then into an exhilarating second half.
The track’s second half excels with a more soaring rock demeanor, continuing the “do you really think?” refrain with added enthusiasm and chirpy guitar/synth interplay. This conclusion feels like audible catharsis, coming to terms with the melancholic reality, while also looking ahead to a more hopeful future. “It Still Stings” engages with its first-half emotion and second-half melodic soaring.
NURK originally began as a solo project based in Austin. Following a move to Madrid, the project grew into a collective, touting musicains from the USA and Europe. Look for more material soon.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of October 2022’ Spotify playlist.
