Remain Obscure

by The Van Pelt

Remain Obscure cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 September 2026
  • Label: Ernest Jenning
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:54
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Chris Leo, David Baum, Toko Yasuda

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Cult indie rock band The Van Pelt returns with 'Remain Obscure'. The album revives their classic 1990s sound, characterized by intricate, intertwining guitar lines and Chris Leo's distinctive spoken-word vocal delivery over angular post-hardcore rhythms.

Genres

Descriptors: dissonant, spoken-word, literary, talk-singing, unconventional, wry, jangly, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Kris Is Riding Horses In Ojai (3:54)
  2. Linens Should Be Freshly Pressed (4:21)
  3. Arid As The Aral (4:08)
  4. City of Dead Ends (3:55)
  5. Rally Song For Marianne (4:04)
  6. Frank's Jukebox (3:26)
  7. Flaws of Attraction (3:00)
  8. A Voralberg Of The Mind (3:51)
  9. Martha Graham & The Moon (4:02)
  10. Lawrence, KS (1:27)
  11. Death by a Solid Argument (3:41)

Credits

More from The Van Pelt: full discography