There is a peculiar friction to the digital textures of Skylarka and her new album, "Somnorine". It’s supposed to be chiptune-influenced synthwave, but listening to it feels less like browsing the internet and more like chewing on aluminum foil while watching Blade Runner on a CRT monitor that’s slowly degaussing. It’s a sensory contradiction bright, crystalline pop hooks wrestling with the deep, existential dread...

Danil's confidence blossomed as he discovered the rhythm of his heart while residing in Wittlich. Danil is a singer, songwriter and brilliant queer composer currently living in a small town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. By the time he was ten years old, he already had a guitar cradled in his little hands and was producing raw tunes while strumming the instrument's strings. At 12, he performed in front...