With "Soul Obscura", Portland-based auteur Odelet brings a staggering, genre-defying triple-album marathon to its hypnotic finish. Born in Detroit and operating entirely on her own terms, the singer, songwriter, and producer launched this creative sprint only last month. She moved swiftly from "Dappled Lounge" itself the successor to "Pisces Pie" into the rugged terrain of "Fantasy Outlaw", before finally arriving at this third, most...

Bracknell outfit The Mustard tackle the dizzying friction of grief and endurance on their sweeping new single, "Where We're Goin". There is an immediate, nervous propulsion at work: a nimble, rapidly plucked motif snaps forward against a persistent low-end thrum, generating kinetic tension before detonating into a chorus soaked in soaring synths and wide-open sky. It taps into the stadium-sized earnestness of Simple Minds...