Inspired by ’80s ballads and roller disco, in addition to being fit for late-night drives and moody nostalgia, “Neon” is a fantastic new track from Magdalena Bay. This duo has it down
New Tracks
Released on New Years Day, IISKO’s “Up All Night” offers up a beautiful assortment of twangy guitars, ethereal vocals, and shuffling percussion — a hazy island setting accompaniment by a contemporary hook-laden
Justin Levinson crafts hooky ’60s-inspired pop that reminds of ’90s power-pop act Jellyfish. Based out of Burlington, Vermont and presently living in Los Angeles, Levinson has earned considerable praise since his 2005
Slowcoaching’s “Night Fiction” was one of my favorite tracks from 2016 (and will be one of many tracks appearing on our Spotify best-of playlist coming in a week or so); it reminded
Adorned with joyous brass and a faultless delivery, “Be Fine” is a stellar effort from Commonminds. It’s the 12th track from his 12-month project XVI.exe. The 17-year-old NY-based act has been honing
Based out of the New York/New Jersey area, 23-year-old hip-hop producer Killer Bee shows tribute to glistening old-school hip-hop on his new tape Otaku, “influenced by a variety of great hip hop
Obscure Sound presents the top ten albums of 2016.
The Top 20 kicks off with albums #11 to #20 taking the spotlight.
New Albums
Hidden Sun presents a a cosmic array of reggae, funk, and rock from Amsterdam-based band 12 Tribes of Mars. The five-piece collective
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Hailing from Istanbul, Büyük Ev Ablukada enthralls with a theatrical, immersive landscape across their album Defansif Dizayn. Released with a new EU
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III impresses as a dynamic, stylistic unveiling of works from Canadian producer Boni, a founding member of the experimental electronic group Fried
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numbness is exhausting marks the tenth studio album from Houston-based artist Joho, blending boom-bap hip-hop with futuristic R&B. Co-produced by 4d3n, these
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