Well, Ricky Leroy Brown has gone and done it, presenting us with "SEXUAL MANUAL FOR EXPERTS," and I confess, the title alone sent my mind skittering off like a startled cat at a séance. This solo Madrileño, who conjures entire soundscapes from his own hands and instruments, is clearly still communing with the spirit of Prince, all slinky guitars and a rhythm section that...

The new EP "Live at the Outlier Inn" by Shane Rennison who is an American born singer-songwriter with roots from upstate New York in the middle of the Catskills. He rejuvenates his vigour in the indie rocks and contemporary pop genres with this. The recording of this ep took place at Outlier Inn Studio in Mountaindale, New York, and was the biggest change in his...