California-based songwriter and producer Palm Shadow captivates on newly released single “aftertaste,” finding a lovely middle ground between hazy guitar passages and glitchy pop allure. A memorable alt-pop sound ensues, delighting in its expanse from lusher beginnings to an admission to “spiraling,” where a bass-y resonance adds well to the layered vocal appeal. A nostalgic, lingering electric guitar tone — with shades of ’90s alternative — serenely complements thereafter, while the vocal effects lend a pitch-ranging pop sophistication, especially in the closing sequence. “aftertaste” is an absorbing success from Palm Shadow.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
