When Atlantic Canada blues duo Aging Disgracefully released their EP "Vintage Love", it immediately became obvious that pop culture's youth obsession is misplacing its bets. Comprised of Karen on vocals alongside Mike on guitar and vocals, the pair actively refuses to fade quietly into the societal background. https://open.spotify.com/album/1AmIbw8t0C2GfgpOZZS2qd?si=szV3RJ_uTuOOgeRA2Oul7g The record opens hot. "Blues Get Better With Age" serves as a stomping, heavily distorted manifesto. Getting older...

LoDeck & The Golden Godz have offered up "Viscera Cera", a new video single plucked from their album "Dinner at Dorsia", and I have spent the afternoon letting its bruised nostalgia entirely reconfigure my mood. https://open.spotify.com/track/5BkXL2bOstPvHXJfd1cPAu?si=e49710028f0f4c72 You hear a lot of artists attempt to bottle the underground magic of golden-era NYC hip-hop, but usually, you only get the sediment. Here, you get the actual marrow. The...