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Persona Barter – “| Detached |”

2 days ago

Obscure Sound — A wintry, dreamy pop glow emanates throughout “| Detached |,” a newly released track from New Haven, CT-based artist Persona Barter. Glistening, bouncy synths and subdued percussion complement a consuming vocal layering, tonally reminiscent of Wi... more info

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Vodník – “Nowhere To Be Found”

159 days ago

Obscure Sound — A ghostly, enthralling track from Vodník, “Nowhere To Be Found” consumes in its chilly atmospherics and artful sense of momentum. The project of Philadelphia-based artist Eric Delagrange melds vulnerable lyricism — “I don’t know just where... more info

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Orange Element – “Hotel (Wanderer)”

397 days ago

Obscure Sound — Chicago-based band Orange Element reveals a captivating sound across their new track “Hotel (Wanderer),” expanding from ghostly folk haunts into a chilling rock expanse. Caleb Gracyalny’s gripping vocal presence attains an eerily melodic prowes... more info

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Hayden Thorpe – “They”

652 days ago

Stereogum — Hayden Thorpe is best known for his role in the British rock band Wild Beasts. Today, he announced his new solo album Ness, arriving in September. The lead single “They” is out now. more info

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Small Black Arrows – “The British Museum”

714 days ago

Obscure Sound — “The British Museum” is exemplary of the eclectic stylistic pursuits from UK-based band Small Black Arrows, spanning from dream-pop twangy lushness into an excitable rock grip. The quivering vocal theatrics and gliding guitar tones produce an ini... more info

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40 From 40 Plus 10: 2014

2310 days ago

Sweeping The Nation — "That rock'n'roll, eh?" Our documentation of how we see the years of this decade in retrospect continues into 2014, the year Alex Turner made a stand for... something at the Brits. We were somehow unsurprised to find Radio X were still callin... more info

Alex Turner Ed Sheeran U2 Taylor Swift Kate Bush Future Islands Perfume Genius Wild Beasts Caribou Flying Lotus Kendrick Lamar FKA twigs Skepta Cloud Nothings White Lung Adebisi Shank Sylvan Esso Johnny Foreigner Foreigner September Girls Nadine Shah Spoon Stanley Brinks The Wave Pictures First Aid Kit Sharon Van Etten Slow Club David Thomas Broughton Gruff Rhys Owen Pallett Summer Camp

40 From 40 Plus 10: 2011

2319 days ago

Sweeping The Nation — Onwards with our overview of the decade just passing, and today we alight on the year we were confidently repeatedly told that Jessie J was inevitably going to be an enormous international star. She did have a Billboard top ten album in 2014, but whe... more info

Jessie J One Direction Amy Winehouse BeyoncÃ© Rizzle Kicks R.E.M. LCD Soundsystem The Lovely Eggs Johnny Foreigner Foreigner Dananananaykroyd Three Trapped Tigers Maybeshewill Mogwai Lykke Li I Break Horses Fujiya & Miyagi The Weeknd Slow Club Lana Del Rey Other Lives Woodkid Fleet Foxes Bill Callahan David Thomas Broughton Wild Beasts PJ Harvey Fixers GIVERS Los Campesinos! Race Horses

Hayden Thorpe on the Balance of Ego and Superstition

2500 days ago

Consequence of Sound — The Wild Beasts co-founder goes deep into his new solo debut, Diviner. more info

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Premiere: Burly Herd – “Betamax”

2505 days ago

Obscure Sound — London quartet Burly Herd kicks off a series of upcoming releases with the excellent track “Betamax.” Fluid, dreamy guitar tones establish an entrancing soundscape, as lush synths and bass assume prominence when the guitars fade. The “talk to m... more info

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