There is something deliciously conspiratorial about Hidden Shores and the release of the "Neon Silence" EP. I find myself picturing the artist wiping chalk dust off their hands after a day of teaching elementary schoolers, only to go home, dim the lights, and converse with algorithms. It’s not your typical moonlighting gig; while most are decompressing with reality TV, Hidden Shores is out there...

Elliot Minor, those British rock-revivalists, are back from a decade-plus slumber. They've re-emerged, instruments blazing, with their new single "How Does It Feel." You know, the ones who always managed to sneak a cello into a mosh pit? That's them. Five members, still kicking. https://open.spotify.com/track/67pBtCFIlV0yPrkuLJ4FzK?si=EtxH00rOTsiYJ4CYRQQhqg "How Does It Feel" digs into that gloriously messy space where outward success crashes headfirst into inner turmoil. They are painting...