Swedish producer duo Anwai have officially re-emerged from a seven-year hiatus to release their brand new double single, "4ever HD". Mons Lorenzen and Amadeus friends and musical partners for twelve years stepped away. Thankfully, their trademark DIY charm survived the break intact. They still trade Logic and Ableton project files between Stockholm and Västerås, wrapping up their final mixing sessions at a local pub....

With the arrival of Archers New Rival and their single "Direction", I found myself tracing the jagged line of a crack in my ceiling, letting the melody dictate exactly how much that imperfection bothered me. The track initiates with a deception a clean, resonant melancholy that feels safe before suddenly mushrooming into a thick, distorted wall of heavy texture. It reminds me, oddly enough,...