Dan Wilkie’s sixteen-song album, "MelodyBox," arrives not with a neat bow but feeling more like an overstuffed cabinet of curiosities flung open by its Shefford-based creator. Wilkie, working solo as a multi-instrumentalist and producer, wrangles virtual instruments and real vulnerability into something uniquely his own, steeped in the melodic hooks of 60s/70s pop but often taking sharp turns down less-travelled, sometimes shadowed paths. https://open.spotify.com/album/0EX2aW7d7JSQ2xonrFDGvZ?si=XRwACPuoRW2vG_PAITRfyg The album...

Aging Disgracefully, that bluesy duo daring to stare down Father Time with a guitar and a microphone, has dropped "Foggy Highway," a single from their upcoming album, “Shatter the Mirror”. And, speaking of shattering, have you ever tried to assemble IKEA furniture without the instructions? It's a bit like that – confusing, occasionally infuriating, but with moments of unexpected brilliance. https://open.spotify.com/track/6AeNrt63ChdU9nr9Z2awh9?si=46f3df422ce54d33 Karen's vocals wrap around you...