"Snap," the most recent release from independent music pioneers Love Ghost, is a song that can only be described as a sonic adventure. It paints a moving image of the battle against despair and the change that results, encapsulating the struggle of metamorphosis in a way that is both powerful and tragic. Love Ghost has been an unstoppable force since they emerged from Los Angeles, developing...

Brother Dolly tunes into a beautifully bizarre frequency on their new synth-pop single, "Transmission Number 5". Working as an enigmatic trio separated by entirely different time zones, Dan Whitehouse, Jason Tarver, and Tom Greenwood piece their music together across oceans. They fold the audio residue of everyday life—the rhythmic rush of a Tokyo subway, the hollow whir of spinning bicycle wheels—into an intensely hypnotic,...