Tag: Circle the Dream album by Nom De Plume

The Unsettling Beauty of LTB’s “Butterflies”

LTB's new single, "Butterflies," arrives fluttering with a name that promises delicacy, yet delivers a pin through the wing. This Annapolis artist wraps raw heartache in a soundscape that feels both familiar and unsettlingly unique – a confection laced with something sharp, served on a beautifully complex plate. https://open.spotify.com/track/0OlEDRFTJ4AVdh0SZRIh7q?si=RSiIbPxvTCWLwIlKCN4UxA The music itself pulls you under with a hypnotic undertow of soulful R&B and jazz-tinged atmospherics. It’s...

Cazzjezter Captures Sunny Anxiety in “Woman I Don’t Know Yet”

Cazzjezter has invited us into a very specific, solitary headspace with his latest offering, "Woman I Don’t Know Yet". Working alone out of Richmond, VA, he manages to capture that peculiar frequency where hope meets a slight, fuzzy anxiety. The track is built on a bright, jangly melodic loop that feels like sunlight reflecting off a bicycle spoke persistent, shimmering, and strangely comforting. https://open.spotify.com/album/2uBRSAjOUhXnp5rVaClOdT?si=MS0Jp-5oTemIzGxfPraybw It is...

The Quiet Shame: Nom De Plume’s “Circle the Dream”.

Listening to Nom De Plume’s new album, Circle the Dream, is like finding an old, intricate map for a place that doesn't exist on...