An enjoyably emotive rock-charged album, When and How It Happened is the compelling sophomore album from San Francisco-based band 37 Houses. Live-recorded in Colorado, spouses Erin Sydney and Jeremy Rosenblum document their real-life marital journey through love and polyamory, featuring songs written as real-life personal moments transpired.

A stylish rock immersion shows right away with “Shadow Puppets,” moving seamlessly from suave verses to a “I never give up quite so easy” multi-layered vocal ardor, bolstered by bursting guitar momentum. Twangy adornments persist in the ensuing verses, further bolstering the climactic rock production that excels in themes of unconditional love and perseverance. “Helium” arrives next and enthralls in its fuzzy rock disposition, melding warming shoegaze-y distortion and more anthemic twangs into an introspective vocal feeling, ascending soulfully as the “darkest of rainy days” lyrical descriptor precedes a return of the fuzzed-out tonal invigoration.

The album’s opening one-two punch captivates, and the quality songwriting doesn’t let up from there. Another memorable track, “Honesty is Everything” is an emboldened, anthemic success, melding “if living like this was easy…” sentiments on imminent tumult with nostalgic pining to “bring back that Saturday when we all got along.” Successfully tracing love, polyamory, and the obstacles that arise through it all, within a consistently stirring rock sound, When and How It Happened is an excellent full-length from 37 Houses.

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“Honesty is Everything” and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.

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