"Cuentito," a single from Tone Ranger (Alex Simon) collaborating with Vecinoz (Tati Bohorquez and Giovan Michael), shimmers like heat rising off desert sand. It’s Latin-Pop, but with an insistent pulse that makes you want to move, even if you’re sitting in a dentist's waiting room. I wonder, are dentist waiting rooms a type of desert? They certainly feel that way sometimes. https://open.spotify.com/album/2JRCJZRRBjXI9IufqMHjIc?si=r3H7zIm7SdyCp3P2ESWs3Q The lyrics, drawing inspiration...

There is a peculiar kind of engine at the heart of "Half Evil" by Tomato Soup, and it runs not on gasoline but on disorientation. The Denver six-piece calls their sound "Motor-Folk," and it fits. The track has the chugging, forward-moving momentum of a vehicle, yet it seems to be driving through a landscape seen in a fever dream, where the signposts are all...