The Music Obscura Classics: Episode 7 – Valentine’s Day Special: Love, Loss & Laughter

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The Music Obscura Classics: Episode 7 – Valentine’s Day Special: Love, Loss & Laughter

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Episode Synopsis

Original Air Date: February 15, 2020
Agent M serves up a wildly off-kilter Valentine’s Day mix—from second-wave emo and punk anti-love anthems to indie daydreams and Tex-Mex oldies. Whether you’re heartbroken, head-over-heels, or hiding under the covers, this episode has a song for every type of February 14th mood.

🎶 Featured Artists & Tracks (with Origins):


The Get Up Kids – Valentine – Second-Wave Emo/Hardcore – Kansas City, Missouri, USA


Tsunami Bomb – Mushy Love Song – Punk/Girlpunk/Indie – Petaluma, California, USA


Kane Strang – My Smile is Extinct – Alt/Indie – Dunedin, New Zealand


The Vandals – Marry Me – Punk – Huntington Beach, California, USA


Dankmus – Un-Sexy Thoughts – Simpsons EDM – Australia


Dashboard Confessional ft. Juli – Stolen – Emo – Boca Raton, Florida, USA


Head Automatica – Beating Heart Baby – Electro Punk – Brooklyn, New York, USA


Hobo Johnson – Rome & Julie – Emo Rap – Sacramento, California, USA


Will Joseph Cook – Girls Like Me – Indie – Tunbridge Wells, UK


Donny Benét – Love Online – Indie Electronica – Sydney, Australia


Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties – Just Sign the Papers – Americana/Storytelling – USA (project of Dan Campbell from Philadelphia, PA)


Freddy Fender – Before the Next Teardrop Falls – Tex-Mex Oldies – San Benito, Texas, USA


Clarence Carter – I Can’t See Myself (Live) – R&B/Soul – Montgomery, Alabama, USA



💡 Expect irony, earnestness, and a little heartbreak. This isn’t your average Valentine’s Day playlist it’s The Music Obscura’s version of a mixtape: raw, romantic, and just a little weird.

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