The masked, studio-bound artist Aurealis absolutely detonates our collective romantic defenses with the euphorically vulnerable new single, "How I Feel". https://open.spotify.com/track/3NHjiue4n0sIyzDTFNYjyc?si=d1e3303ecc1941b1 There is a delightful contradiction here. A faceless, secretive electronic musician has somehow crafted the most beautifully unguarded slice of dance pop of the year. The track surges on a deep, pulsing low-end groove, dragging a bouncy, wildly rhythmic hook alongside it. It hits your bloodstream...

Jennifer Silva faces down the machinery of societal exploitation on her searing new single, "Surrounded by Monsters". Known across Brooklyn and Beacon for her powerhouse vocals and her gothic storytelling podcast Through the Forest: Haunting Tales & Ballads, Silva is well acquainted with the horrors that lurk in the dark. Here, though, the predators aren’t hidden away in ancient woods; they are the corporate...