The Canadian-born NYC alt-pop artist Tori Lord  turns a bad act into a sleek, dark pop single with bite, poise, and replay value. "Conman" has the energy of watching someone’s perfect online persona glitch live. One second, the smile is glossy. The next, the lighting is too bright, the story does not add up, and Tori Lord is already two steps ahead. This new single from...

Listening to Social Gravy and their latest single, "Rapture and Rupture," is an experience akin to watching a high-speed collision in reverse where the shrapnel defies gravity to form something whole, beautiful, and startlingly resilient. The Los Angeles duo, comprised of Brad Kohn and Vee Bordukov, constructs a sonic landscape here that feels less like a song and more like a fever breaking. https://open.spotify.com/album/72Lee0QmI1x2os3l6p96DP?si=KIJTBNpIRfiEqibCumvzoQ The track...