A foreboding yet melodic synth-pop track, “Blackout” is a recent single from MIDNIGHTCHOIR, comprising New York natives Patrick Bobilin and Sarah Simon. Per the duo, the release tells “the story of someone “chased like a demon” from their own home, turning to erasure for their own survival.”
The immediate lyrical account of being chased invigorates, particularly as the “gave you control,” punctuation suggests an empowering quality in the face of a threat. A shift into punchier rhythmic territory arrives enjoyably upon the “cost to the play the game…” introspection, leading artfully into the “black out,” themes of erasure. “Blackout” is a darkly delectable synth-pop success from MIDNIGHTCHOIR.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
