Young V opens his latest album, "I Can See Earth From Here", with the peculiar calm of someone who has managed to step entirely outside the atmosphere to catch his breath. Hailing from Michigan City, the artist born Vincent Young crafts his records by putting pen to paper first, subsequently building custom sonic architecture around the lyrics at Bright Star Studios. That deliberate discipline...

“Fields” feels like the kind of track you play when your brain has too many tabs open. Calico Sun is not chasing noise here. The Connecticut project, led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Sam Bahman, is reaching for something calmer, wider, and more lived-in. Released as a stand-alone single while also sitting inside the album Cosmic Revelations, “Fields” has a clear hook for new music fans: nature,...