An enthralling, colorful psych-rock sound emanates on “Emphatic Love,” a newly released track from Slark Moan, the project of New York-based multi-instrumentalist Annie Taylor Sloan. Also featuring an immersive music video whose kaleidoscope of body-paint and trippy imagery makes for a stylish fit, “Emphatic Love” enamors in its range of punchy guitar ardency and hypnotic momentum.
“There’s something automatic, about the feeling of this moment,” Sloan’s vocals commence following melodic guitar licks and spacey synth shimmering, arriving into a dreamily enticing central hook: “Got an emphatic love, like static in my blood.” This sequence repeats with fervent infectiousness throughout the track’s conclusion, maintaining a brisk psych-friendly rock energy throughout.
Sloan elaborates on this fantastic track and its creative process:
“I wrote “Emphatic Love” about a year or so before I made the decision to transition. I was experiencing uncertainty with how my evolving gender presentation might affect my relationship. During this time, my partner showed me the most enthusiastic acceptance, and I think this song came out of feeling seen and celebrated. It’s the sort of love song that comes from truly knowing someone and being inspired to be creative collaborators. I think there’s a lot of forward momentum in this song. I wanted it to feel like the time lapse videos of plants growing in a nature documentary. The plants don’t know where they’re going or how their environment might change, but they cling to each other, and keep growing towards the sun.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
