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...

Ricky Earlywine announces his resurrection with the release of "move like this", a track that channels intense physical survival into an impeccably polished R&B groove. The Lacey, Washington-based AuDHD creator and independent performer recorded the single following a life-altering stint in the ICU. While trauma typically leaves a jagged, raw edge on tape, Earlywine pivots, funneling his reclamation into striking technical precision directly from...