While Brooklyn, New York has given the world many great musicians, Nicholas Dante is the best of them all. Dante is queer and works as a singer, songwriter, and producer. By mixing high-concept concepts with cinema and history music, he tells difficult stories through his music. The name of Dante's first solo album is "Inferno," and it's not just an album; it's an experience. It's an...

There is a peculiar friction to the digital textures of Skylarka and her new album, "Somnorine". It’s supposed to be chiptune-influenced synthwave, but listening to it feels less like browsing the internet and more like chewing on aluminum foil while watching Blade Runner on a CRT monitor that’s slowly degaussing. It’s a sensory contradiction bright, crystalline pop hooks wrestling with the deep, existential dread...