herbie the rabbit‘s new track “Burn The Witch” is a pointed meditation on conformity, misinformation, and the danger of surrendering independent thought to the crowd. The project of Dan Marsh unveils a stylish sound here, coming from a forthcoming album produced by M83’s Jordan Lawlor, marking a new chapter after Marsh’s years fronting Ubiquity Machine.
An interplay of stirring emotional resonance and mellow, atmospheric keys opens the track. “Are you to blame for not having a clue?” Marsh delivers with visceral power, bolstered by haunting, prancing keys as the title-bearing proclamation arrives. “You gotta throw them to the bottom of a lake, and never ask why,” he continues, thematically capturing the pervasive role of misinformation and its consequences that can prove fatal. Playful synths complement the melodic mix in the moments between the lyrical lines, capturing a stylish art-pop precision.
The midpoint “burn the witch” hook is especially resonant, as layered harmonies combine with an effervescent array of keys and synths. A solemn spaciousness then arrives, with twangy guitar frolicking adding to the chilly soundscape before launching into an expressively free-flowing charm. Rock-minded guitars close out the track, which is impressive in its dynamic pull between art-pop and rock, as well as in its resonant, timely themes of societal conformity, misinformation, and the act of standing by in the face of atrocity.
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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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