Obscure Sound

Obscure Sound's Best Albums of 2025 obscuresound.com/2025/12/best-a…

The newest record from Seattle-based quartet Guest Directors, 'Before You Get Broken' captures a vast sonic range that balances ethereal, swirling textures with passionate momentum, offering a collection that feels simultaneously heavy and atmospheric. obscuresound.com/2026/05/guest-…

Newly released album 'The Stories That You Weave' showcases the self-recorded ingenuity of Phoenix-based artist Thomas Young, performing as Victims of the New Math -- blending ’60s-inspired grit with melodic power-pop and garage-rock. obscuresound.com/2026/05/victim…

Two enthralling new tracks from Hauspoints — “Pillock Box” and “FFS” — showcase the powerful, creative art-rock sound of the Chorley, England-based group. obscuresound.com/2026/05/hauspo…

Merging dynamic acoustic piano, evolving vocals, and modern electronic textures, 'Perfect Timing' is the excellent fourth studio record from Toronto-based artist Dylan Wilson-Rogers, performing as Red Jacket. obscuresound.com/2026/05/red-ja…

A compelling new EP from Anthony Presti (@PrestiAnthony), 'Lemon Moon' showcases memorable rock-forward songwriting recorded within a converted Sebastopol, CA cottage. obscuresound.com/2026/05/anthon…

The single “Tour of the Universe” touts a memorably expansive rock soundscape from Albuquerque-based act Bryan Hill & the Layabouts. obscuresound.com/2026/05/bryan-…

A compelling new EP from Yorkshire-based Les Gillon & The Agents Of Karma, 'After Party Sunrise' radiates a cinematic folk-pop elegance. obscuresound.com/2026/05/les-gi…

A poignant debut EP from Glenrothes, Scotland-based artist Ryan Page, 'Used To Be You' navigates the wreckage of a breakup through a haunting, atmospheric folk sound. obscuresound.com/2026/05/ryan-p…

“High Country” is a compellingly lived-in Americana success from Texas-based songwriter Sam Platts, originally from Saratoga, Wyoming. obscuresound.com/2026/05/sam-pl…

Channeling an ardent rock appeal with shades of The Walkmen, “Mustard Seeds” is a stellar single from Jonny Tex, who describes the release as “about watching people move through the world comfortable and oblivious as everything quietly burns around them.” obscuresound.com/2026/04/jonny-…

NYC-based artist Bob Infinite shows a powerful sound within new single “Flying Across Water,” expanding from spacious lushness to fuzzy bursts of vocal emotion. obscuresound.com/2026/04/bob-in…

Wyoming-based quartet The Two Tracks conjure a spirited folk-rock beckoning on new track “Mexico By Friday,” fusing twangy guitar warmness and melodic vocal flair, tempting to “come and down to meet me at our secret spot.” obscuresound.com/2026/04/the-tw…

An engaging combo of alt-rock vigor and psychedelic introspection takes hold on “Feel,” a new track from Huebline, a Los Angeles-based artist originally from Simsbury, CT. obscuresound.com/2026/04/huebli…

Developing enjoyably from serene keys and moody guitar tones into a twangy, melodic payoff, “Poor Anselmo” is a memorable single from Charlotte, NC-based band Time Parade. obscuresound.com/2026/04/time-p…

A throwback-friendly rocker exploring unrequited love, obsession, and the frustration of infatuation, “Sweet Darlin'” is a stirring success from Baltimore-based artist Josey Wails. obscuresound.com/2026/04/josey-…

Pat Faking captures a resonating rock sound throughout the newly released Faking EP, spanning from the bass-thumping, jangly suaveness of previously featured “Easy” to rousing rock expanses like opener “Back Again.” obscuresound.com/2026/04/pat-fa…

The new EP from Los Angeles-based project LANNDS (@lanndsofficial), 'If The Door Closes' immerses with its lushly absorbing sound — atmospheric and melodically heady with a blend of electronica, trip-hop, and art-pop. obscuresound.com/2026/04/lannds…

A memorable track out today from Wesley David, “Stop Sign” captivates in its expanding folk/rock synergy and thematic weight, exploring the drag of mundane routines and personal stagnation. obscuresound.com/2026/04/wesley…

RYISFLY delivers a riveting re-interpretation of Reality Distortion’s “Rat Race,” whose original mix touts a serene alt-pop allure. This remix preserves the sibling duo’s ethereal vocal textures while injecting a buzzing, bass-heavy momentum. obscuresound.com/2026/04/realit…

A delectably sprawling rock epic from Charleston-based project Infinitefreefall, “Cursed Object” is a riveting single that traverses 18 minutes of dynamic, climactic live-improvised creativity. obscuresound.com/2026/04/infini…