Listening to SLAPPER and the new instrumental single "Into the Light" feels like catching a glimpse of a future we were promised decades ago but only just found the keys to. Claudiu-Gabriel Tache has been refining this specific electronic pulse since the late '90s in Bucharest, and there’s a seasoned patience in how this music breathes. It doesn't rush to impress; it unfolds. https://open.spotify.com/track/7ez2cOd45CF1Pu0rhS9lNn?si=b920e0c2636f415d The track...

Vie Jester’s new EP, ‘Masquerade’, presents itself like a costume box found in an attic that smells faintly of ozone and old, ambitious blueprints. This Los Angeles trio, typically weavers of their own heavy, harmonious rock tapestries laced with esoteric concerns, have opted for a different kind of unveiling: they’re trying on other people's clothes. https://open.spotify.com/album/0grUBCwpcgdKF29lBxWmLR?si=RTUUi7H3SC2oUUHu0TdHig A covers EP can be a curious beast. Here, Vie...