Swelling from hazy intrigue into punchy alt-pop emotion, “Spite” is a fantastic track from Vancouver-based artist dnhm. Sporadic ambient glimmering intertwines with trickling guitar lushness to start, while a slight percussive pulse lingers into a more radiant vocal emergence: “Spiteful, hateful / But you radiate action, something I could take from.
From there, an array of warming guitar crunches and melodic vocal outpourings conjure a sincere, nostalgic entrancement — particularly excelling past the two-minute turn, as the vocals ruminate with a “caught checking out all the options, to the end of life” finale. “Spite” enamors in its melodic edge and lyrical introspection, exploring aspects of experiencing turmoil, beholding beauty, and the urge to escape or endure.
—
This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
