Fiona Amaka’s "No Daylight" arrives not as a burst of light, but as a slow, curious excavation of what’s left when the sun hides. It feels personal. Raw. Like eavesdropping on a conversation you shouldn't be privy to. Which, good music often does, doesn't it? https://open.spotify.com/album/2o2rieMiVvD3xhyiiGsK7o?si=HuASwOECT_iC9NfwI0XH1Q This isn’t about heartbreak neatly packaged and bow-tied. Instead, we're thrust into the messy aftermath of shattered trust. A slow-burn...

Before listening to a single note of Suris’ new album, “Pertinax”, I spent a few minutes just looking at the word. Pertinax. It has the distinct ring of a Stoic philosopher’s last defiant utterance or maybe a type of beetle known for its unusually stubborn shell. What a curious flag to fly for a collection of songs in an age of fleeting distraction. But...