There's an intimacy to the new FREE/MAN release, "The Reconnection EP," that borders on a welcome invasion of personal space. It is the sonic equivalent of someone leaning in, not to share a secret, but to create the silence where your own might finally surface. Charlie Freeman hasn't built a grand cathedral of sound here; he's simply furnished a quiet room with stark, necessary...

LA Duo My Satellite Returns with Maximalist Sophomore Album "Person" That Turns Relationship Evolution into Sonic Art. After nearly a decade of sonic alchemy, Los Angeles-based psychedelic voyagers My Satellite have emerged from their creative chrysalis with 'Person'. This album takes the universal story of love and turns it into a magical hearing experience. Person by My Satellite The record tells the story of a relationship's ups...