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Captivating in its swell from twangy rock intrigue into haunting vocal ascents and thrilling bursts of hard-rocking vigor, “Elated” is a fantastic single released today from Lua & the Nightflowers. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/lua-...
Listen: Lua & the Nightflowers - "Elated" -- Obscure Sound
Captivating in its swell from twangy rock intrigue into haunting vocal ascents and thrilling bursts of hard-rocking vigor, “Elated” is a fantastic single released today from Lua & the Nightflowers. Th...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Captivating in its swell from twangy rock intrigue into haunting vocal ascents and thrilling bursts of hard-rocking vigor, “Elated” is a fantastic single released today from Lua & the Nightflowers. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/lua-...
A haunting debut single with lingering atmospheric immersion, “Into the Neon” is a thorough success from Greatr Fool, the Oakland-based electronic duo of producers Nathan Kamps-Hughes and Jonathan Lane. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/grea...
Listen: Greatr Fool - "Into the Neon" -- Obscure Sound
A haunting debut single with lingering atmospheric immersion, “Into the Neon” is a thorough success from Greatr Fool, the Oakland-based electronic duo of producers Nathan Kamps-Hughes and Jonathan Lan...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
A haunting debut single with lingering atmospheric immersion, “Into the Neon” is a thorough success from Greatr Fool, the Oakland-based electronic duo of producers Nathan Kamps-Hughes and Jonathan Lane. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/grea...
A moody darkwave pull consumes throughout “Say Hello to the Void for Me,” a new track from Eddie Wrevlonne, the bedroom-pop solo project of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Edward Wagner. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/eddi...
Listen: Eddie Wrevlonne - "Say Hello to the Void for Me"
A moody darkwave pull consumes throughout “Say Hello to the Void for Me,” a new track from Eddie Wrevlonne, the bedroom-pop solo project of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Edward Wagne...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A moody darkwave pull consumes throughout “Say Hello to the Void for Me,” a new track from Eddie Wrevlonne, the bedroom-pop solo project of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Edward Wagner. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/eddi...
A serene rock charmer with imagery of enjoyable travels, “Enoshima” is a stirring track from Australian musician and producer LEEVAI and Tokyo-based band Yasu Cub. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/leev...
Listen: LEEVAI + Yasu Cub - "Enoshima" -- Obscure Sound
A serene rock charmer with imagery of enjoyable travels, “Enoshima” is a stirring track from Australian musician and producer LEEVAI and Tokyo-based band Yasu Cub, who caught our ears last month with ...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A serene rock charmer with imagery of enjoyable travels, “Enoshima” is a stirring track from Australian musician and producer LEEVAI and Tokyo-based band Yasu Cub. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/leev...
Enthralling us back in 2023 with single “Shatter,” Found Space continue to strut a gorgeously spacey melding of shoegaze and dream-pop on recent single “nostalgia.” www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/foun...
Listen: Found Space - "nostalgia" -- Obscure Sound
Enthralling us back in 2023 with single “Shatter,” Found Space continue to strut a gorgeously spacey melding of shoegaze and dream-pop on recent single “nostalgia.” It’s an apt title, as there’s a war...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Enthralling us back in 2023 with single “Shatter,” Found Space continue to strut a gorgeously spacey melding of shoegaze and dream-pop on recent single “nostalgia.” www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/foun...
“Future Past Collapse” is another standout track from Portland, OR-based act Ceremony Shadows, whose darkwave and post-punk stylishness has immersed us in the past with tracks like “Resistance” and “Prey.” www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/cere...
Listen: Ceremony Shadows - "Future Past Collapse"
“Future Past Collapse” is another standout track from Portland, OR-based act Ceremony Shadows, whose darkwave and post-punk stylishness has immersed us in the past with tracks like “Resistance” and “P...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“Future Past Collapse” is another standout track from Portland, OR-based act Ceremony Shadows, whose darkwave and post-punk stylishness has immersed us in the past with tracks like “Resistance” and “Prey.” www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/cere...
Swelling from subdued, reverbed rock intrigue into layered vocal haunts and shoegaze-textured ardor, “junebug” is a memorable new single from nazire. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/nazi...
Listen: nazire - "junebug" -- Obscure Sound
Swelling from subdued, reverbed rock intrigue into layered vocal haunts and shoegaze-textured ardor, “junebug” is a memorable new single from nazire. The Istanbul-based artist succeeds in pairing a me...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Swelling from subdued, reverbed rock intrigue into layered vocal haunts and shoegaze-textured ardor, “junebug” is a memorable new single from nazire. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/nazi...
Pairing themes personal healing by of overcoming grief, “Long Lonely Time” showcases a moving folk sound from Crispy Watkins. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/cris...
Listen: Crispy Watkins - "Long Lonely Time" -- Obscure Sound
Pairing themes personal healing by of overcoming grief, “Long Lonely Time” showcases a moving folk sound from Crispy Watkins. Warming vocals — spanning from steady introspection to soaring harmoniousn...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Pairing themes personal healing by of overcoming grief, “Long Lonely Time” showcases a moving folk sound from Crispy Watkins. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/cris...
Now with a striking new music video, “Death” is amongst the many standout tracks on Le Days‘ album 'Are You Here?' www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/le-d...
Listen: Le Days - "Death" -- Obscure Sound
“Death” is amongst the many standout tracks on Le Days‘ album Are You Here?, which caught our ears in May with its emotional, masterfully crafted arrangements — fixated within “the transformative feel...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Now with a striking new music video, “Death” is amongst the many standout tracks on Le Days‘ album 'Are You Here?' www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/le-d...
Crow vs Lion, the music and art project of Bucks County, PA’s Dan Gallagher, delivers a darkly poetic vision on his EP, 'Death Ballads for Dark Rooms.' www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/crow...
Crow vs Lion - "Lion in the Grasses" + "First Law of Thermodynamics"
Crow vs Lion, the music and art project of Bucks County, PA’s Dan Gallagher, delivers a darkly poetic vision on his EP, Death Ballads for Dark Rooms. The four-track collection blends spine-tingling fo...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Crow vs Lion, the music and art project of Bucks County, PA’s Dan Gallagher, delivers a darkly poetic vision on his EP, 'Death Ballads for Dark Rooms.' www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/crow...
A replay-inducing pop sound glistens on “Heartbreak Season,” the latest single from Emma Teufel. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/emma...
Listen: Emma Teufel - "Heartbreak Season" -- Obscure Sound
A replay-inducing pop sound glistens on “Heartbreak Season,” the latest single from Emma Teufel. A pulsing guitar and percussive energy pairs with Teufel’s initially debonair vocal introspection, with...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
A replay-inducing pop sound glistens on “Heartbreak Season,” the latest single from Emma Teufel. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/emma...
A dynamic love-song romp through psych-pop bites, lo-fi rock whimsy, and avant-garde structural charm, “You Are Mine” showcases the memorable songwriting of Scotty Malcolm. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/scot...
Listen: Scotty Malcolm - "You Are Mine" -- Obscure Sound
A dynamic love-song romp through psych-pop bites, lo-fi rock whimsy, and avant-garde structural charm, “You Are Mine” showcases the memorable songwriting of Scotty Malcolm. A stirringly eclectic tonal...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:16 AM
A dynamic love-song romp through psych-pop bites, lo-fi rock whimsy, and avant-garde structural charm, “You Are Mine” showcases the memorable songwriting of Scotty Malcolm. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/scot...
Delighting in its evolving folk and soft-rock warmness, “Colors” is a recent track from Pierce Alexander. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/pier...
Listen: Pierce Alexander - "Colors" -- Obscure Sound
Delighting in its evolving folk and soft-rock warmness, “Colors” is a recent track from Pierce Alexander. Lyrically bringing to life “the world of a painter living on the streets,” per Alexander, ther...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Delighting in its evolving folk and soft-rock warmness, “Colors” is a recent track from Pierce Alexander. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/pier...
A haunting synth-pop entrancement takes hold on “Sparks,” an enveloping single from Girl As Wave. The project of New York-based artist Marci Elizabeth shows a knack for both melodic and atmospheric immersion. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/girl...
Listen: Girl As Wave - "Sparks" -- Obscure Sound
A haunting synth-pop entrancement takes hold on “Sparks,” an enveloping single from Girl As Wave. The project of New York-based artist Marci Elizabeth shows a knack for both melodic and atmospheric im...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A haunting synth-pop entrancement takes hold on “Sparks,” an enveloping single from Girl As Wave. The project of New York-based artist Marci Elizabeth shows a knack for both melodic and atmospheric immersion. www.obscuresound.com/2025/11/girl...
Brooklyn-based band Fawn Ridge consume with gripping momentum on new single “Eliza,” building from ghostly reflections into a rousing ardor www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/fawn...
Listen: Fawn Ridge - "Eliza" -- Obscure Sound
Brooklyn-based band Fawn Ridge consume with gripping momentum on new single “Eliza,” building from ghostly reflections into a rousing ardor. Trickling, forlorn guitars and solemn vocals push forward w...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Brooklyn-based band Fawn Ridge consume with gripping momentum on new single “Eliza,” building from ghostly reflections into a rousing ardor www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/fawn...
Described as “about a fight against a creeping shadow within,” “Elephant Graveyard” is a darkly gripping rocker from Train Conductor. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/trai...
Listen: Train Conductor - "Elephant Graveyard" -- Obscure Sound
Described as “about a fight against a creeping shadow within,” “Elephant Graveyard” is a darkly gripping rocker from Train Conductor. The project first caught our ears in 2023 with the track “Arroyo B...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Described as “about a fight against a creeping shadow within,” “Elephant Graveyard” is a darkly gripping rocker from Train Conductor. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/trai...
Exuding sentiments of unconditional love amidst harmonious guitars and synths, “Every Everything” is an earworm of a single from VILLAGES, the project of Richmond-based songwriter Justin Paciocco. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/vill...
Listen: VILLAGES - "Every Everything" -- Obscure Sound
Exuding sentiments of unconditional love amidst harmonious guitars and synths, “Every Everything” is an earworm of a single from VILLAGES, the project of Richmond-based songwriter Justin Paciocco. The...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Exuding sentiments of unconditional love amidst harmonious guitars and synths, “Every Everything” is an earworm of a single from VILLAGES, the project of Richmond-based songwriter Justin Paciocco. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/vill...
A soulful, electro-touched atmospheric rendition of the Melissa Etheridge classic, “i’m the only one” is a thorough success from HOLDN. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/hold...
Listen: HOLDN - "i'm the only one" -- Obscure Sound
A soulful, electro-touched atmospheric rendition of the Melissa Etheridge classic, “i’m the only one” is a thorough success from HOLDN. Ghostly vocals and pit-pattering rhythms infuse with spaciously ...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A soulful, electro-touched atmospheric rendition of the Melissa Etheridge classic, “i’m the only one” is a thorough success from HOLDN. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/hold...
A recent track from Midwest project Settling Houses, “Oh My God! Babylon!” pairs heady lyricism and a melodic rock unfolding with emotive impact. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/sett...
Listen: Settling Houses - "Oh My God! Babylon!" -- Obscure Sound
A recent track from Midwest project Settling Houses, “Oh My God! Babylon!” pairs heady lyricism and a melodic rock unfolding with emotive impact. Gliding acoustics, snappy drums, and sporadic electric...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A recent track from Midwest project Settling Houses, “Oh My God! Babylon!” pairs heady lyricism and a melodic rock unfolding with emotive impact. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/sett...
A compelling new track from Seibiant‘s forthcoming EP, Hypnotizer, “Out of Phase” fuses post-punk and rock with a delectably dark tint. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/seib...
Listen: Seibiant - "Out of Phase" -- Obscure Sound
A compelling new track from Seibiant‘s forthcoming EP, Hypnotizer, “Out of Phase” fuses post-punk and rock with a delectably dark tint. The Barcelona-based band compel with a sense of momentum through...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A compelling new track from Seibiant‘s forthcoming EP, Hypnotizer, “Out of Phase” fuses post-punk and rock with a delectably dark tint. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/seib...
CERULEAN SAPPHIRE‘s debut album 'soft attention' enamors in its blend of synth-pop, dream-pop, shoegaze, and ambient. Rooted in the project’s concept of “Mediterranean melancholy,” their sound drifts between fleeting moments and introspective shadows. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/ceru...
New Album: CERULEAN SAPPHIRE - 'soft attention'
CERULEAN SAPPHIRE‘s debut album soft attention enamors in its blend of synth-pop, dream-pop, shoegaze, and ambient. Rooted in the project’s concept of “Mediterranean melancholy,” their sound drifts be...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
CERULEAN SAPPHIRE‘s debut album 'soft attention' enamors in its blend of synth-pop, dream-pop, shoegaze, and ambient. Rooted in the project’s concept of “Mediterranean melancholy,” their sound drifts between fleeting moments and introspective shadows. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/ceru...
Enveloping across both shoegaze-ready vigor and dream-pop lushness, 'Little Glimmer' is a standout full-length from Portland-based band Starover Blue. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/star...
New Album: Starover Blue - 'Little Glimmer' -- Obscure Sound
Enveloping across both shoegaze-ready vigor and dream-pop lushness, Little Glimmer is a standout full-length from Portland-based band Starover Blue. Their fourth studio album feels both intimate and i...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Enveloping across both shoegaze-ready vigor and dream-pop lushness, 'Little Glimmer' is a standout full-length from Portland-based band Starover Blue. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/star...
“birds!” is an affecting track from gideon asher, a Hudson Valley-based multi-instrumentalist. The production moves elegantly from caressing guitar trickles and piano touches. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/gide...
Listen: gideon asher - "birds!" -- Obscure Sound
“birds!” is an affecting track from gideon asher, a Hudson Valley-based multi-instrumentalist. The production moves elegantly from caressing guitar trickles and piano touches, while vocals refer to be...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“birds!” is an affecting track from gideon asher, a Hudson Valley-based multi-instrumentalist. The production moves elegantly from caressing guitar trickles and piano touches. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/gide...
Subdued folk and intriguing textures converge on “Malleable,” a compelling new single from Hurricane Yellow, the solo project of Miami-born singer-songwriter Oscar Sardinas. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/hurr...
Listen: Hurricane Yellow - "Malleable" -- Obscure Sound
Subdued folk and intriguing textures converge on “Malleable,” a compelling new single from Hurricane Yellow, the solo project of Miami-born singer-songwriter Oscar Sardinas. The project name aptly ref...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Subdued folk and intriguing textures converge on “Malleable,” a compelling new single from Hurricane Yellow, the solo project of Miami-born singer-songwriter Oscar Sardinas. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/hurr...
A fantastic debut single from Brooklyn-based act Neuro Fuzzy, “Hämar” invigorates with a stylish melding of grunge, shoegaze, and alternative rock. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/neur...
Listen: Neuro Fuzzy - "Hämar" -- Obscure Sound
A fantastic debut single from Brooklyn-based act Neuro Fuzzy, “Hämar” invigorates with a stylish melding of grunge, shoegaze, and alternative rock. The vocals, featuring Estonian phonetics and lyrical...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A fantastic debut single from Brooklyn-based act Neuro Fuzzy, “Hämar” invigorates with a stylish melding of grunge, shoegaze, and alternative rock. www.obscuresound.com/2025/10/neur...