It’s a rare and bewildering thrill to encounter something as organically bizarre and entirely transportive as Koradan’s newest album, "Around the World...Music". The Italian duo Alex Baccari and Marzia Di Cicco are dedicated acoustic alchemists. They build the very tools they play. Through their patented centerpiece, the "Koritas," they have physically fused materials harvested from five different continents into a single resonating chamber. You...

Manchester neo-soul and hip hop artist SYLL dismantles our collective addiction to yesterday on his latest single, "Used to be". Nostalgia is a brilliant liar. We drape our memories in a protective, sentimental hue, stubbornly convinced that life was infinitely better before. SYLL, harnessing the golden-era DNA of influences like D'Angelo and Common, confronts this rosy retrospective head-on. https://open.spotify.com/album/5U1VXaRgCnXYf4x3ilmDkS?si=fMAAVeH_SZGmPYEfR1PwAQ The release offers two distinct sonic mirrors....