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...

Rachael Sage & The Sequins do not let “Canopy (Acoustic)” treat refuge as a soft-focus idea. Their third single ahead of "Under My Canopy" puts a social argument at the centre of an acoustic Americana-pop frame, centring radical inclusivity, non-violence and environmental consciousness. This alt-folk-pop single review considers a reworked song from Canopy that asks a pointed question: what does safety look like when division is...