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

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):

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

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

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

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

5. Dankmus – Un-Sexy Thoughts – Simpsons EDM – Australia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.