“All I Wanted” is a wonderfully soaring track from Ruben Dumars, who melds glistening synth-pop and funky rhythmic pulses amidst contagious vocal hooks — one in particular yearning to get “higher and higher.” Flourishes of brass bolster the colorful, inviting sound — concluding with dazzling guitar work that lingers seamlessly alongside twinkling synths. From the initial rush of arp-y synths into a funky vigor to the concluding emotion, “All I Wanted” is a thorough success from Ruben Dumars, who recorded the release in Utah with Clint Holgate and Andrew Tolman (Imagine Dragons).
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
