Seishin Takeno's "Echoes," a sonic postcard from Kanagawa. Nine instrumental pieces, I've been told. Not nine songs, mind you – more like nine shaded windows into a particular kind of quiet. This isn't music that yells; it leans in, like a friend confiding a secret you half-hear on a summer porch. Immediately, you're not so much listening as remembering. Or maybe anticipating. It feels...

Wrené Nova's most recent album, which is titled "Metamorphosis" is an audio journey that enables significant changes. As a result, it pushes the boundaries of what is considered to be possible in Canadian popular music and sets a new standard for inventiveness and creative expression. The album named "Metamorphosis" surpasses its classification as a simple musical collection, as it goes on an introspective trip that...