Breaking through the noise of the current music scene with her innovative approach, Alba's latest release "Oui chérie?" serves as a shimmering testament to her multi-faceted talent. The French singer, songwriter, and composer have been steadily garnering an ever-expanding community of listeners with her intimate compositions that echo with relatability and raw emotional authenticity. Alba's songs are less of compositions and more of musical confessions, each...

There is a peculiar friction to the digital textures of Skylarka and her new album, "Somnorine". It’s supposed to be chiptune-influenced synthwave, but listening to it feels less like browsing the internet and more like chewing on aluminum foil while watching Blade Runner on a CRT monitor that’s slowly degaussing. It’s a sensory contradiction bright, crystalline pop hooks wrestling with the deep, existential dread...