Martin Lloyd Howard has engineered a peculiar but entirely hypnotic time-slip on his new solo single, "Hidden Andalucia". Here is a piece of acoustic fingerstyle that defies basic gravity, built upon delicately plucked arpeggios that float above a soft, rhythmic bassline. https://open.spotify.com/album/5N48ROhSDPPCQiy8IOydGs?si=HAir8cZET7y9cg5r36PJQw As a classically trained English guitarist, Howard knows exactly how to manipulate the negative space between notes. He anchors the outer edges of this...

Dropping the act can be harder than playing the part. Edison makes that decision the subject of 'Spread My Wings'. The pop single addresses a turning point and the choice of honesty. Behind the name is London-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Evans. Here, piano, strings and stacked harmonies surround a personal concern: how to stop hiding and live more openly. Silverstar Records released the single on...