Larry Karpenko's Latest Single "Heart Calls Love" Balances Madonna-inspired Energy with Fauré-influenced Sophistication. The upbeat love song "Heart Calls Love" is relevant for both young and old, from the casual meeting to the deep thought. This carefully made single does something that not many modern pop songs try to do: it makes you feel something without making the song too hard to listen to. Even though it...

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...