Baiba Dekena, a Latvian musician presently living in Austria, emits a captivating, melancholic tone on new track “Touch You Right” that showcases an impressive vocal presence and melodic grasp, fondly reminiscent of
New Tracks
Fans of classical music and modern rock alike will enjoy the latest release from Washington-based artist Steven Allen Gordon, whose new release All Over the Map is precisely that. “The album is
Touting a strong, muscle-y rock sound heavy on distortion and strong vocal melodies, Talia remind of a more distortion-friendly of The Replacements, who they cover here, while also bring to mind The
Los Angeles-based artist Violet Rose crafts a gripping vein of electro-pop throughout her new four-track EP, Plastic. Raised in a small western Pennsylvania town, Violet Rose is bursting onto the L.A. scene
The Canadian project Romance Recordz takes its name from the creator’s music collection. “I was casting around for a name for the project and I happened to have a bunch of CDs
Saskatoon-based duo L’AFFAIRE authentically capture a wistful vein of ’80s-inspired synth-pop on new track “Afterlife”, which touts melodic wonder and effervescence in its amiable melody and smooth production, which is akin to
Flowing with nocturnal, swelling synths and a lush vocal presentation, “Dreamers” is a strongly memorable new track from Ellis Redon, a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from San Antonio, Texas. The synths and
Psych-pop duo Gibberish is no stranger to Obscure Sound, with their 2015 release Winter Coat being one of my favorite albums from that year. 2016 track “Rudedude” showed more soaring magic, resembling
New Albums
Australian composer and producer Dan Webb draws on Taoist and Buddhist ideas of death and rebirth for his fifth album, Lion Dance,
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The excellent debut album from Haikunika, Veronica Polo’s electronic project, Ludorigen draws on decades of experimentation with technology and sound, moving between
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Bristol, UK-based five-piece Claudine brings together members of several local projects for its debut EP, Live In The Garage, a three-song introduction
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Helsinki-based electronic alt-pop artist Conchis composed her second album, Gravity, entirely in her mind during a prolonged period of illness that left
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