An ardent infectiousness rings out throughout “Run!” — a rousing rocker from New Jersey-based singer-songwriter Eric Sleeper. Gritty pulses of guitar distortion complement a suave vocal drive, admitting “what’s you want’s not what it seems,” into a call-to-action: “run! fight! or they’ll give you a lobotomy.” Expressive arrays of guitar complement a riveting second half, which seamlessly continues the alt-rock and grungy convergence. An angst-y yet introspective delight, “Run!” is a surefire success from Eric Sleeper, who describes the track as capturing “the urgent desire to break free from the status quo, fighting to carve out your own identity in a world.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
