In "Resurrection," Beta Libre's defiant new single from her forthcoming sophomore album, becomes mythology. Through pulsing Moog synthesisers and razor-sharp poetry, the Italian electronic artist turns monthly bleeding into a holy cycle of death and rebirth, which is similar to Christian stories about the resurrection but more feminine. This is feminism as sound magic and the body as religion. Beta Libre, the Tuscan singer, composer, and...

Steve Young’s latest release, the heavily autobiographical EP "Riffin For A Livin", arrives with the sudden, exhaling relief of a man pulling off a heavy, borrowed uniform. For three decades, the British frontman, main songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist has existed as the dependable anchor in the background. He’s played alongside stars like Darren Hayes and Lionel Richie, and he’s dutifully grinded through an estimated...