Dash Hammerstein infuses a duo of separate inspirations — a Kinks-esque haziness and Brat-inspired hyperpop — on new single “Growing Nowhere.” Hammerstein describes the track as amongst the most mellow productions on his new album Franklin, which takes noted inspiration from hyperpop, and Charli XCX’s album Brat especially.
There’s nothing particularly hyper about “Growing Nowhere,” instead captivating in its easy-moving lush array of synths and keys. The subdued vocal presence eases in with delicate immersion, dazzling alongside twinkling keys and swelling layers as the mid-point culminates. Hints of the hyperpop infatuation shows in the rhythmic additions thereafter, concluding with a satiating glow.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
