Max Norton confronts the quiet sting of fading memory on his luminous new single, “Dark Moon.” Operating out of his home studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the longtime drummer handles every instrument himself, weaving western-tinted indie rock and dream pop into an expansive sonic tapestry. There is a tangible craft in the way his live rhythm section anchors the piece driving forward with a...

Inochka’s new single, "Intertwined," is the auditory equivalent of noticing the dust motes dancing in a single ray of late-afternoon sun, realizing an entire day has passed you by. This is music that occupies a space, filling the quiet corners of a room with a kind of beautiful, bruised resignation. The track drifts in on a bed of lo-fi atmosphere and gentle guitar, carrying...