Toronto-based act Twin Rains impress with the new single “You’re the Only One.” The “apocalyptic love song” embraces elements of dream-pop and post-punk, with dynamic tonal appeal. Representing the band’s first new material since 2021’s full-length Unreal City, “You’re the Only One” is a stellar return, showing both a punchy immediacy and dreamy textural pull.
Lonesome-sounding guitar twangs quickly rise into a blistering array of buzzing guitars and spirited vocals, maintaining a dream-like composure in the vocal elegance while complemented by a reverberating rhythmic pulse and bouncy guitar pluckiness. “I used to be afraid,” the vocals admit during a subdued bridge, as pulsing rhythms and synth-laden buzzing adding climactically. “You’re the Only One” stirs in its dynamic shifts from dreamy contemplation to gripping rock energy.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of May 2023’ Spotify playlist.
