Two recent tracks from New Orleans-based artist Gitkin show ample stylishness with their instrumental rock intrigue. Last month’s “The One” is an eclectic gem — inspired by “classic Sudanese synth music, Black Sabbath and Disco,” — while the newly released “Tall Oaks Drive” struts a nostalgic appeal in its electric sitar lead and ’60s UK psych influence.
The aforementioned sitar traverses with a hypnotic passion amidst doses of organs, arriving at a sporadic mid-point with a ghostly, climactic allure. Meanwhile, “The One” excels with its confident rock pulse, with especially magnetic guitar work arising in the final minute. Gitkin thoroughly impresses with these two new releases.
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These and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
