When Vela Jones transmits her latest single "Static Air" into the ether, the resulting frequency is something you feel vibrating in your molars long before your brain even begins to unpack the melody. She operates with a commanding female Peter Gabriel energy, presenting a sleek, futuristic persona that constantly collides with raw, painfully organic vulnerability. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ygob7Fm5pHHZdRpL2SwV4?si=hUSakptnSc2oA5pH35eTdQ The track functions essentially as a distress beacon fired directly...

Vie Jester’s new EP, ‘Masquerade’, presents itself like a costume box found in an attic that smells faintly of ozone and old, ambitious blueprints. This Los Angeles trio, typically weavers of their own heavy, harmonious rock tapestries laced with esoteric concerns, have opted for a different kind of unveiling: they’re trying on other people's clothes. https://open.spotify.com/album/0grUBCwpcgdKF29lBxWmLR?si=RTUUi7H3SC2oUUHu0TdHig A covers EP can be a curious beast. Here, Vie...