To engage with the sprawling, twenty-eight-track behemoth that is Rellyo Bambini’s "Cloned & Upgraded, Insert Soul Here (Rebirth Edition)" is to willingly plug your neural pathways into a mainframe that is rapidly overheating. Most artists treat albums like curated dinner parties; Bambini has thrown a rave in a server farm where the dress code is 'Cyberpunk Baroque' and the appetizers are flavored like anxious...

The musical journey that Livi Jacobs has been on, which is rooted in both Austrian origins and Floridian inspirations, has reached its tragic culmination in her third song, which is titled "Keep Quiet." This tune is a visceral study of the inevitable collapse of relationships, and it is laced with agonising melodies and heart-wrenching lyrics. It is a monument to Livi's intrinsic skill as a...