Playful piano, buzzing guitars, and radiant vocal layers enamor throughout “Modern Apathy,” a consuming pop single from Norway-based duo Bellefolie. “I was hopping off trees, into modern apathy,” the vocals let out initially, propelled by piano and rhythms into a soaring expanse — reflecting on emotions within a turbulent world, and balancing a dystopic outlook with the need for optimism. Pairing pop immediacy and introspective wit, the release is a thorough success from Bellefolie, who describe “Modern Apathy” as one that delves “into feelings of disconnection and the struggle to engage with the world in today’s fast-paced digital landscape.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
