Listen: Be Good Tonight by Sonic Anonymous

Sonic Anonymous Be Good Tonight Sonic Anonymous is positioned as ‘weird, existential, late-night synth pop for the burnt-out generation’. Here on Be Good Tonight, we have an introspective piece dealing with grief and fatigue. Opening with a single extended chord, Be Good Tonight gradually surfaces, like something emerging from water, uncovering hushed falsetto vocals and a gritty electronic bass line tinged with acid. Cinematic synth washes combine with steely guitar sounds to create a futuristic, emotive soundscape. Produced by two-times Grammy nominee Tomas Morton, and mastered by Joe LaPorta, the sound on display here is refined, and subtle — brimming with polish, economic in what it achieves with relatively little. Adding to the sense of emotion, the song itself is positioned as a posthumous plea to the artist’s late brother. Having served in the military, he ended up homeless in Las Vegas as a veteran, passing away as the result of an overdose. The lyrics are a stream of…