“Boston Story” is a new single from NYC artist Cole Blu, whose compelling sound melds art-pop, Kraut-rock, and experimental intuition. The dazed, eerie vocal presence plays cohesively amidst the bustle of guitars and synths, alongside a steady rhythmic pulse. Griffin Brown’s hypnotic percussion exudes a motorik beat, exceling the effort’s Kraut-rock nostalgia in its murky yet bustling beauty. An emotive, scaled-back outro closes with a dark mystique.
The track precedes Cole Blu’s forthcoming album, Torso, releasing early 2023. The album thematically focuses on a memory-driven narrative, with the aesthetic inspired by influences ranging from Talking Heads to Television and the Velvet Underground.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of November 2022’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Indie Rock.
