Obscure Sound explores albums #11 to #20 in recapping the best releases from 2017.
New Tracks
Obscure Sound reaches the mid-way point of counting down the best albums of 2017.
Obscure Sound explores albums #31 to #40, continuing to dig into the best albums of 2017.
Obscure Sound begins digging into the best albums of 2017, with albums #41 to #50 revealed.
Portland-based trio Maxwell Cabana impress mightily on new track “Texas”, released today. Distant, suave guitar tones establish the track’s smooth presence, the soulful vocals emerging shortly thereafter. As the lyrics hop between
Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer Dorvin Borman crafts an engaging vein of dreamy psych-pop. Just-released track “Wrath” works around his serene vocals and glistening, twangy guitars, with a reverbed drum
“Mind Designs” is the second single off Wax Mistress’ debut EP, A Ghost in the Garden. The Nashville-based act will certainly appeal to fans of Tame Impala, with similar psych-friendly guitar pulsations
San Francisco indie-pop quartet Faux Canada is comprised of members My First Earthquake, Crashfaster, and Sir Salvatore. With mutual admiration for Secretly Canadian’s roster in the early ’00s, the band channels a
New Albums
New York-based Canadian artist Melissa Geurts creates what she calls “nervous system anthems,” set within a consuming dark synth-pop aesthetic. Her sophomore
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Brooklyn-based artist Sanford: returns with the expansive Big Tent Revival, a self-produced record that picks up exactly where his previous effort, Extinguished
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The project Hunki Dori embraces a lushly absorbing, atmospheric minimalism on the album Ciclo. Warm, detailed productions excel with gorgeous soundscapes, also
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Philadelphia-based band Cigarettes for Breakfast embrace bedroom-project origins with their excellent colour wheel EP, a follow-up to their acclaimed 2025 sophomore LP
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