A bouncy synth-pop stylishness resonates on “Dictator’s Daughter,” a track from Fukushima Dolphin, a duo based in Brighton, UK. Pulsing synths and reflective guitars complement a hooky vocal prowess, sounding like an enjoyable cross between Of Montreal and Stars in Coma. The “fly little sparrow” bridge is particularly magnetic, injecting a lush introspection into another “so hard to reach you” yearning sentiment. The track’s balance of high-energy infectiousness with dreamier intrigue makes for a consistent sense of compelling momentum throughout.
The duo explains: “This song is about a dictator’s daughter, I love her but she is distant and in a different world, and I can’t work out if she’s trapped in the dictators world and going through the motions, or if she’s actually enjoying the prominence and power and complicit in the regime.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
