“The Change in Me” is a standout new track from Michael Cook, adeptly pairing jangly guitars, melodic vocals, and steady drums (from Connor Bluemel) within an affecting art-pop sound. “The lyrics reflect on the ecological state of the world and mirror global and personal anxiety, with a wry take on emotional coping,” Cook says.

An excellent piece of songwriting from the Newcastle upon Tyne-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, “The Change in Me” comes via Cook’s upcoming solo album, Borderland, due to release in January. Debonair layers of guitars drive into Cook’s opening question — “can you feel the heat, building from within?” — within an aesthetic that reminds fondly of a cross between The Go-Betweens and Aztec Camera. The title-bearing refrain is particularly absorbing, aspiring for “the change in me” and into “when we were young, we used to dream” retrospections. “The Change in Me” is a poignant, heartfelt jangly art-pop standout from Michael Cook.

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

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