A melodic melding of psych-rock, sophisti-pop, and bossa-nova rhythms captivates across “What’s It For?” — a track from Honestus. A repeating vocal pleading — “I want you to tell me what it’s for…” — moves seamlessly alongside the expanding instrumentation. The “wake up in the nighttime,” refrain is especially magnetic, as the mid-point swells from a quaint bossa-nova lushness into more bursting rock charisma. “What’s It For?” is a thoroughly consuming success from Honestus, originally from Warner Robins, GA, before moving to Marietta, GA in 2019.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
