Sound Liberation’s “Elegy” isn’t so much an album as it is an unbolting of several sonic cages, letting the inhabitants mingle, argue, and eventually, find a strange, compelling harmony. Gene Pritsker and his rotating ensemble are, as ever, on a crusade against the "segregation of sound vibration," and here, their weapon of choice is grief, remembrance, and an absolutely defiant refusal to sit still...

Some realizations hit you like a sudden drop in cabin pressure, leaving you gasping for air while trying to figure out what went wrong. That specific, suffocating moment of clarity is exactly what Northern Irish rock duo Rumour Den have captured on their new single, "Part of the Problem". Rather than pointing fingers at a failing partner, vocalist AJ Gilmore and guitarist Steve Simms turn the...