On their poignant new single “Civilisation,” Scottish-Portuguese duo Forgotten Garden venture out from the safety of secluded wilderness straight into the glare of an unraveling world. Formed in 2019, the outfit led by Inês Rebelo  and Danny Elliott has long operated at the brooding intersection of post-punk gloom and atmospheric indie folk. Joined here by guest contributor Melisa on bass, they turn their gaze...

It takes a certain kind of ideological whiplash to shift from navigating corporate property deals to aggressively narrating the downfall of humanity, but at 74, Stephen Wicks introduces his single "The Doomsday Clock" with the blazing clarity of someone watching civilization slip off the edge. https://open.spotify.com/track/70JffY8Y63JRdjn98A1fMB?si=xK17Z-ERQO-o2he9oKPX-g The Hertford-based entrepreneur-turned-songwriter channels his late-in-life reinvention to confront a cocktail of existential horrors: geopolitical collapse, climate crisis, unchecked AI,...