The new EP from singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist I Forget Myself, An Exception conveys a strong alternative rock identity with focus and conviction. Born and raised in South Africa and now based in Hong Kong after years across Asia, the artist’s global roots and extensive industry experience inform a sound that feels worldly, polished, and emotionally grounded, pairing lived experience with revitalized ’90s-inspired rock textures.
Debonair, wailing guitars move seamlessly into a lushly absorbing vocal entrancement on opening track “The Climb.” A palpable sense of momentum continues into hints of sweltering distortion, fully taking off past the one-minute mark as textured guitar warmness and various vocal layers coalesce with hypnotic charm; the result is something that feels both new and hearkening back to ’90s alt-rock. Ensuing track “Bygones” struts the distortion-friendly fervor right away instead, bolstered by dynamic vocals recounting a “fragile circumstance” as jumpy guitars move with infectious allure into a soaring vocal passion in the final 30 seconds.
Another standout track, “I Dream Out An Exception” stirs in its “all we have is right now” lyrical power and interacting tonal arrays, ranging from the serenely impactful vocal chills to a thunderous accompaniment of guitar passion. Pit-pattering rhythms at mid-point craft a spaciously inviting break, culminating into more punchy vocal ferocity. Full of powerful rock songwriting and momentum-filled productions, An Exception is a wholly memorable EP from I Forget Myself.
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“I Dream Out An Exception” and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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