London-based band sadplanet craft a hazy shoegaze captivation with their newest single “La Maga,” a release the act notes as being “inspired by pretentious people at parties who quote Cortázar’s ‘Rayuela’ and recommend magic mushrooms to the cornered.” The glistening guitar tones and ethereal vocals cast a lush entrancement, interspersed by engaging structural turns, like the Spanish interlude of a spoken-word poem. A heavier blast of distortion emanates gorgeously into the final minute, capping off the shoegaze-forward success with satiating impact.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Dream-Pop.
