Enamoring with both classical and dream-pop elements, Peach is an intimate new album from Portland, OR-based singer-songwriter Mary Knoblock, out today. Blending neo-classical piano, cinematic strings, and folk-Americana atmospheres, the record functions as a warm, vulnerable diary exploring self-discovery and raw emotional honesty. Knoblock’s riveting songwriting has caught our ears in the past with multiple releases, from the haunting dream-pop sound throughout album Halo and the alluring track “Excuse Me While I Go Fall in Love.”
A lovely, serene piano trickling opens the album as “Mustang Clover” gets underway. Heartfelt strings enter seamlessly, combining with the twinkling keys and Knoblock’s caressingly introspective vocals for a moving, rainy-day pop sound. “Metal Neon Sky” ensues with some neo-classical flair in the piano work, which retains a lush initial tonal quality that ascends into flurries of more expressive emotion. A lyrical mystique, referencing a carousel and Ferris wheel, craft a soundscape fit for late-night carnival entrancement. “I held my breath at the sights,” Knoblock’s consuming vocals let out, into a title-touting remarking and “sitting there and waiting” contemplation allure. “Metal Neon Sky” is a fantastic display of atmospheric, classical-touched art-pop songwriting.
Next arrives the album’s title track, which resembles the dream-pop pursuits within Halo. Knoblock’s calming vocals move alongside a minimalist array of subdued, submerged strings and slow-burning percussion. The album excels in both more minimalist works like “Peach” and bustling expressions like “Metal Neon Sky” and “I Knew You,” the latter of which conjures a darkly captivating avant-garde quality in its twangy guitars, rhythmic pitter-pattering, and chilly strings. Peach presents another exceptional display of songwriting and atmospheric productions from Mary Knoblock.
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“Peach” and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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