Earl Patrick pivots sharply away from his usual indie-folk and guitar-driven comfort zones for his newest release, the wildly inventive album "Conditioned By Machines". The Portland, Oregon-based composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has spent over two decades building a dense, eight-album catalog. Here, however, he entirely flips the script. Feeling that classical flute music too often prioritizes gesture over pure melody, he set out...

Eddie Cohn’s “Wheels Stop”: A Sonic Exploration of Growth and Letting Go Eddie Cohn's "Wheels Stop" is a moment to stop in a world that often seems to be moving too fast. If you want to think, reset, and maybe even kick a few figurative tires, this song is for you. The layered harmonies recall Alice in Chains' signature vocal approach while establishing their own distinct...