Obscure Sound continues coverage of the best albums of 2019.
New Tracks
Obscure Sound continues recapping the top albums of 2019.
Obscure Sound kicks off featuring the best albums of 2019.
Robi Mitch’s debut EP Our Year is an excellent listen, integrating ’70s psych-pop and rock influence alongside a singer/songwriter intimacy, while also touching on “the breezy indie pop of Taiwan, where Robi
The first single from The Hazy Seas’ debut album, due in January, “Heavy Heads” rides on hazy vocals and gauzy, dreamy guitar tones. The vocals and rhythmic presence intensify just past 01:20,
Los Angeles-based act Still impressed this past summer with the tracks “Divinity” and “Control,” both showing a melodic vein of post-punk and dream-pop with an aesthetic reminiscence to Wild Nothing, The Smiths,
Exuding funk-tinged vibes reminiscent of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, “Apro” is a new track from Terra Cessna. Growing up on a steady dose of Led Zeppelin, Prince, and Michael Jackson records, the UK-based
Gorgeously awash in guitar-based textures amidst hypnotic rhythms and serene vocals, “Sorry, Darling” is a stunning track from Great Wave, a band from Scranton, PA. The “don’t be sorry,” hook features gorgeous,
New Albums
St. Petersburg, Florida-based instrumental band Soft Cuff showcase their dynamic psych-groove sound on debut album Thick Heat, drawing from funk, soul, jazz,
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On the absorbing new EP Sailing Home, Galway native and Dublin-based songwriter Emma O’Reilly crafts folk-rooted songwriting through acoustic textures, natural imagery,
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Tom Garfield‘s Greed EP channels his lifelong community activism into four folk-rock songs confronting inequality, power, and the pressures facing everyday people.
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Excelling across jangly rock, power-pop, and folk pursuits, Catching Phrases is the memorable new album from Drawing Mazes. It thematically traces revelations
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