Glasgow-based duo nanashi excel with a dynamic, atmospheric rock momentum on debut single “False Horizons,” spanning from climactic post-rock guitar work — persisting enjoyably throughout — to starry-eyed electronic layers that persist in dreamy form underneath it all. Comprising a producer-musician and a club networker, nanashi continues to rise within Glasgow’s underground scene and beyond. Its name translates to “nameless” in Japanese, and is befitting for a project that favors music and emotion over individual persona.
Trickling guitar jangles and steady percussion craft a memorably atmospheric rock sound right away, simultaneously hypnotic and ardent in its repeating guitar lines — and then especially impactful as heavier-rocking distortion takes hold past the one-minute turn. The drums push forward with more expressive fills as the whirring guitar lines produce a layered entrancement. A brief, serene bridge then enamors at the two-minute mark, as twinkling elements — fondly reminiscent of The Wrens — are added to the textural rock sound. “False Horizons” consistently compels in its tonal rock dynamics and riveting guitar-forward soundscape.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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