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...

Iona Griffey's latest number one is just as sweet as the treats we love to eat. Despite the melancholy subject matter, the song's title is a perfect metaphor for its sound and atmosphere. This summer will see the release of her newest album, and the song "Candy" will serve as the album's lead single. It's probably killing you not to know what it is already. In...