Earl Patrick pivots sharply away from his usual indie-folk and guitar-driven comfort zones for his newest release, the wildly inventive album "Conditioned By Machines". The Portland, Oregon-based composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has spent over two decades building a dense, eight-album catalog. Here, however, he entirely flips the script. Feeling that classical flute music too often prioritizes gesture over pure melody, he set out...

Every day, we work to bring you fresh artists who create only the finest music. You'll meet the people we've been waiting to introduce to you today. Alex Slay, an American singer-songwriter, has just released a new single called "L.B.D." It's an R&B tune designed to soothe and energize you. He always gives excellent performances as a singer and strives for improvement while keeping a modest...