Listening to 37 Houses and their new EP "Strangers" feels entirely like stumbling into an intensely intimate therapy session that miraculously transforms into a sweat-soaked 90s indie rock show. https://open.spotify.com/album/62NSIkN8J6ijONhErDTwtA?si=izu4NevqSeyI1vEjS9eAxg The San Francisco quartet operates as an open diary for lead singer Erin Sydney and guitarist Jeremy Rosenblum. Trapped in lockdown a mere four months after their wedding, their music processes the bewildering grief, angst, and...

ORCH, the introspective artiste quietly building a universe of sound and meaning, releases his latest single with both fists open. Titled “Oyibo Instructions”, the song directly confronts the psychological and cultural chains people choose to wear, urging listeners to question internalized forms of oppression. Following the reflective warmth of “Wonder” and the introspective sincerity of “No Matter The Mood”, ORCH has not abandoned his central...