A thrilling electro-pop exploration into eerie ’80s nostalgia and witch-house haunts, “Cold Star” is a collaborative single from Glasgow-based quartet Outblinker and Spanish artist aortarota. The latter’s vocal work invigorates throughout the track, particularly upon the ardent “show me!” hook into a ghostly vocal immersion. A stylish, industrial darkness emanates within the slabs of guitar distortion, glitzy synth trickles, and vocal momentum — particularly palpable in the approach to the delectably raucous three-minute turn.
“Cold Star” is a thorough success from the collaborative partnership, marking the first in a series of planned collaborations from Outblinker and various vocalists. Outblinker is also anticipating to release their debut album early next year.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of November 2023’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Indie Electronic.
