Boston-based indie electronic producer MOMARZ just dropped his new EP, "THE THEORY", delivering a fiercely human reaction to an increasingly automated musical landscape. He explicitly rejects AI. Instead, he burrows into his home studio with GarageBand and a curated setup of gear specifically a Yamaha P-125, KORG microKEY, and an M-VAVE MIDI piano. By operating this way, he effectively bleeds the natural, analog resonance...

There is a specific kind of melodic stride in Lana Crow’s new release, “Orwellian Times,” that reminds me, quite vividly, of the way people walk when they’re late for a meeting they know is going to be an absolute disaster. It is brisk, purposeful, and rhythmically catchy, yet underpinned by a distinct, vibrating anxiety. This British singer-songwriter has crafted a track that feels less...