Seattle-based project SloNewsLife reflects on time and grief within “Time Is a Used Car Salesman,” making a striking follow-up to last year’s Ansible EP. Lyrical contemplations how “the future is a lie” within an unrecognizable world compel within a no-frills acoustic backing, evolving into subtle though effective textures that include radio static and ambient noise. “Time is a used car salesman,” the vocals resonate during an especially moving sequence, with the backing effects playing with lush impact as the moving vocals persist in their emotive grip. “Time Is a Used Car Salesman” is an enveloping display of high-quality songwriting from SloNewsLife.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
