Austin-based band The Unlimited Stars craft a strong rock mystique on new single “Beacon,” where jangly guitars, heartrending strings, and ghostly vocal passion combine with seamless entrancement. They describe the release as “about being mentally ill and having a friend to help talk you through it.” A haunting initial build, featuring twanging guitars and forlorn strings, traverses with a hazy captivation. A debonair croon follows, artfully exuding lyrics that convey a sense of isolation and a strive to “just hold out,” between the thin line of being dead and alive.
The “burst like a star in the sky,” ascent is especially rousing, moving into a crisper rhythmic backbone and soaring vocal passion. “You’re my beacon in the avalanche of time,” a stirring refrain lets out. “Beacon” is a stylish, emotively moving success from The Unlimited Stars.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
