C’batch cuts straight through the absurd theatrics of romantic betrayal on his blistering new single, “If There Was Ever A Fool (One Of A Cast Of Many).” The White Plains veteran Stephen H. Cumberbatch has spent over four decades traversing sonic territory from New York’s early-’80s dance circuit to funk and cinematic composition through his Stevette Music imprint, but here he pivots toward symphonic...

On “The Dome”, veteran producer and songwriter We’re in the Water closes out an ambitious conceptual triptych by turning his gaze directly toward the human soul. Having previously excavated the intellect on “The Steeple” and physical instinct on “The Belltower”, this third chapter examines survival from the inside out. For an artist whose history runs through the sweat-soaked heights of London’s electroclash crucible Nag...