Midnite Radio, a collective of seasoned session musicians from Tennessee, and Los Angeles, showcase a theatrical art-rock sound on their debut EP, Auntie. Fusing dynamic vocal emotion with dynamic productions that span from eerie strings to rousing rock, the Nashville-recorded passion project shifts seamlessly from the introspective to anthemic, creating an immersive and luminous sonic universe.
“Reboot the Drought” kicks off the EP with spirited, melodic appeal — fusing brisk acoustic strums, debonair guitar twangs, and poetically quivering vocal entrancement. “The righteous are raised among the werewolves,” they let out into an ardent expanse, beckoning to “wake me from the dream” as resonating organs and pulsing rhythms surround the stirring vocal mystique. Electric guitar additions past the three-minute turn continue the enveloping production. Ensuing track “Fear No Stars” succeeds with a more understated entry point, with rumbling guitars and flashes of strings building amidst vocals into a starry-eyed catharsis of a blissful hook.
Another standout track, “Quench” pairs similarly crunching guitar tones with vibrant backing keys, with clanking rhythms and electro-folk tendencies appearing seamlessly into the magnetic vocal pull, which echoes a climactic art-rock fervency in its “I can’t recognize” ascent. “Quench” is another stellar example of the project’s ability to shift between moments of introspection and hooky eruption with ease. EP finale “Paradise” also excels, showing shades of Wild Beasts and Grizzly Bear in its haunting vocal tone and “this is not paradise” decisiveness. Spine-tingling strings also feature here. Full of captivating mood and engaging songwriting, Auntie is a fantastic EP from Midnite Radio.
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“Fear No Stars” and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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