Obscure Sound: Indie Music Blog

Technicolour delights in a variety of heartfelt, hooky pop creations from Sydney-based singer-songwriter Holly Wild, embracing the full spectrum of love, vulnerability, and self-acceptance on this self-funded sophomore album. Pairing infectious pop hooks and folk-tinged instrumentation with candid storytelling and an emotionally expressive de...

Matty Frank stirs across Dooda: Bee Sides, a varied companion to his debut album that moves between folktronica, alternative rock, acoustic introspection, and vintage blues. With an emphasis on dynamic arra...

James Keith brings an upbeat country-rock spirit to I Call It Magic When I’m With You, a fourteen-track album celebrating the joys and uncertainties of lasting love. Blending twangy guitars, big rock riffs, and a warm, husky delivery, the Australian singer-songwriter balances feel-good anthems with heartfelt reflections on romance, distance, ...

Dutch electronic duo Tangent return with Disclosure, their seventh album and first in three years, expanding their shadowy IDM sound through tactile modular synthesis, intricate rhythms, and ghostly atmospheric layers. From the title track’s slow-burning cinematic tension to the industrial intensity of “Vector of Acceleration,” the album thri...

London-based producer Ani On Keys showcases an intersection of Carnatic tradition and contemporary electronic music on Liminal Frequencies, a four-track EP blending Indian instrumentation with progressive house, synthwave, and breakbeats. Entirely written and produced by Ani, the release moves between cinematic string arrangements, hypnotic c...