Hypnotic and mesmerizing, “Vesuvius” is a standout track from The Floral Furs, a project from Athens, Georgia. Described as a “70s piano ballad by way of 80s Japanese synth music,” the production enthralls with its dreamy allure.
Woozy synth effervescence and ballad-ready vocals traverse into a spine-chilling expanse, as haunting synth shimmers and dark brassy blares surround the emotive vocal pull. Intoxicating with its heavy atmosphere, “Vesuvius” plays like a yearning ghost song from a David Lynch film, played on repeat every night from behind a red curtain. Let the brass and steady percussive hypnotics lull you into another world.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of April 2023’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Dream-Pop.
