New Tracks

Inkhouse – “Corsica”

“Corsica” soars from the get-go, with a sonorous lead sporadically accompanied by backing female vocals. The trickling guitars and clanging long piano notes intertwine fluidly, the clean verses centering around the central

Company Vacation – “Will I Go to Hell”

Utah Valley singer/songwriter Kyle Benson fronts the project Company Vacation, whose track “Will I Go to Hell” reminds fondly of Sufjan Stevens in the creaking acoustics, gentle piano flourishes, and enjoyably frail

Tony Bullets – “Homesick”

Homesick by Tony Bullets Tony Bullets – the consuming jangle-pop project of Johnson City, New York-based Evan Hughey – shows suave melodic appeal on new track “Homesick”. Formerly an electronic-focused musician, Hughey

The Green Children – “Dreamers” (Embody remix)

Embody’s remix of previously featured electro-pop gem “Dreamers” injects more effervescent synth throbbing and knock-knock percussion, making it a notable follow-up to The Green Children’s stylish effort. Already receiving a great response

Birocratic – “Dead Cat in the Parking Lot”

New Jersey-based producer Brandon Rowan crafts atmospherically rich music under the name Birocratic. His recent EP, Replaced, was written during a transitional period, as he split time between college in NYC and

Kaz Gamble – “Field Trip”

“Field Trip” is precisely that from an audible standpoint — a genre-traversing field trip from Boston-based Kaz Gamble, of indie-pop duo Gamble & Burke. Yes, he recorded the track’s vocals on his

The Foxfires – “Reawakening”

Reawakening by The Foxfires Warm guitar jangles and a very steady rhythm section help comprise an inviting beginning to “Reawakening”, with the vocal emergence around 00:48 sounding crisp and airy. With the

Obscure Sound: Best of September 2016

Soundcloud and Spotify streams: Above are the most memorable tracks featured throughout September 2016, streamable via both Spotify and Soundcloud. Some tracks may be missing from the Spotify playlist, since not every

New Albums

Harbinger – ‘Wavesyzer’ EP

Rennes, France-based artist Harbinger immerses with memorable synthwave EP, Wavesyzer. Following his 2024 debut, Geoffroy — the artist behind the project, and

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Villő – ‘Madárlány’

Budapest-based singer-songwriter Villő achieves a blend of fantasy-like serenity and haunting intrigue across her debut LP, Madárlány. Released via Move Gently Records,

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BEOM – ‘HOME’

Denver-based multi-instrumentalist and jazz musician BEOM translates a decade of session experience into his self-produced debut album, HOME. Drawing on his background

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Ice Jackson – ‘The Flu’

Tallahassee-based Ice Jackson immerses throughout the new full-length The Flu, a backronym for “Florida Life Understood” that paints a realistic portrait of

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