Arn-Identified Flying Objects Alien Friend caught me entirely off guard with his single, "John in Roses' Deep". Since setting off on his own in 2020, the Swedish solo artist and former REDMOON singer and guitarist has frequently stirred acoustic Americana and electric power pop together. Here, though, he unearths a pitch-black, traditional murder ballad. https://open.spotify.com/track/0t1vuoXfweiH62utynIwEt?si=aIBBxd2ESI-DrcivYHMIrg The track revolves around a rhythmic, stubbornly cyclical melody that sets...

On their sweeping new single “In the Silence of the Hills,” transatlantic duo Moon and Aries retreat from metropolitan chaos into an austere, windswept sanctuary. Serving as the fourth preview of their upcoming EP, “Prairie Souls,” the track trades modern sensory overstimulation for a deep, deliberate pause. https://open.spotify.com/track/3NCY5OjqH7Q0OSXECxUkEJ?si=NA0BlDoITLad7V9J0COvdw Collaborating across continents between Kelowna, Canada, and Cologne, Germany, singer-songwriter and lyricist Jordana Moon and composer-producer Tom Aries...