The debut release from Lurcher, “Stone Island” channels an infectious punk-rock sound with ample attitude and charisma. A spoken-word briskness moves amidst distorted guitars to start. “Can you feel my hatred for these cunts?” they declare, wearing angst on a prominent sleeve as jumpy guitar distortion and bouncy bass intertwine. A hazier, slowed-down guitar drive envelops thereafter; “Stone Island” consistently enamors in its balancing of peppy punk stream-of-conscious intrigue and a more introspective central hook.

A trickling guitar line past the one-minute turn swells into a raucous vocal snarling, reminding fondly of The Libertines there. “Let ’em breathe,” the vocals implore, referring to dreams. “Stone Island” is a stirring overall success from the Hartlepool, UK-based Lurcher, who achieve a sound here that sounds like a lovable blend of Art Brut and The Libertines — amidst poignant scathing commentaries on an era of consumerism and superficiality.

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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.

We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.

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