Nice Horned Owl crafts an impactful sound, spanning from riveting rock to introspective folks, on the brand new album Longyear. The Portland, Oregon-based mission of multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Vanderson Langjahr caught our ears with a pair tracks final month, together with “Annie, I’m Leaving,” that includes Marissa Nadler. These tracks are amongst the numerous highlights on Longyear, an album with constantly compelling songwriting.
Standout monitor “It Wasn’t Something” casts a reflective spell, with Langjahr’s affecting voice complemented by a solemnly lovely acoustic guitar backing. “Standing with you by the lake that night time, beneath the bushes, the bugs buzzing,” he sings, exhibiting a poetic grasp of vivid imagery as soul-searching, heart-aching sentiments pair gorgeously with the late-night tonal attract.
The album’s title monitor is one other gem, closing out Longyear with a dynamic manufacturing that swells from quaint guitar trickling into anthemic rock vigor. Additionally complemented by a visually hanging music video, “Longyear” enamors in its bursts of warming guitars previous the one-minute flip, whereas references to daylight glimmer into tender guitar twangs. The album is considerable with high quality productions, melodic with heartfelt enchantment.
Stream these tracks and the remainder of Longyear, under:
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These and different tracks featured this month will be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Rising Singles’ Spotify playlist.
