Aleutians’ new single, "Osiris," arrives sounding for all the world like a breezy afternoon on the coast, jangly and familiar. The New Brighton project creates the sort of wistful guitar pop that should be soundtracking a montage of fondly-remembered mistakes. But then you catch the words, and the cheerful tide turns into something much colder, pulling you out from a safe shore. https://open.spotify.com/track/627Ecj7hDLFbdo6keMsoiy?si=e23e5a17cef24947 The whole affair...

Megapenny Music, the brainchild of a musician with roots tangled in both classical piano and the electric pulse of synthesizers, returns with "Grains of Sand." After designing synths and taking a breather, the musical entity gifts us a song after coming back to producing. https://open.spotify.com/album/2gmgaulseKK86ROPyhbpE2?si=YcEHE6hOQZucajSuVu_Svw "Grains of Sand" plunges headfirst into a bubbling cauldron of Euro-pop, but it’s the message that truly sprawls out. The description...