Koala Bar's EP, “The Antelope,” arrived not like a soothing balm, but more like finding a beautifully weathered rock in your shoe – unexpectedly present, slightly uncomfortable, yet demanding attention. This collection from the Malmö collective wraps you in atmospheric soundscapes that feel both vast and claustrophobic, a sonic representation of staring at the ceiling in the dead of night, mind buzzing with everything...

With the release of the single "Play Me A Christmas Song", Stephen Dowd manages to bottle the very specific, blue-hued silence that falls over a living room once the wrapping paper has been cleared away. It is a curious thing, really, how a melody can act less like a sound wave and more like the smell of a candle that was blown out five...