Romance gets interesting when it stops posing for the camera. Morgan La Fae’s "Cigarettes And Coffee" puts that idea at the centre of a sweet, scruffy debut alert to the small habits that make couples hard to explain. The dream-pop single carries the pull of a fond memory while keeping one eyebrow raised at it. La Fae calls it a love song for people who...

With the release of “Antartica Live”, the Boston progressive fusion trio Antartica documents what happens when musical interplay refuses to sit still. Emerging originally from the 1980s scene, they bypass safe studio construction for something fiercely organic. The band locks into real-time ensemble interaction that feels absolutely manic yet meticulously deliberate. https://open.spotify.com/album/4Tfaq0mrpwSOgniDOzacVI?si=fdSJmiPnQoO-roMfs-mAbw You can hear the unbridled kinetic energy pouring out of Marc Soucy on composer...