Listening to Nom De Plume’s new album, Circle the Dream, is like finding an old, intricate map for a place that doesn't exist on any globe. This is a record for the motionless traveler, the soul pacing the perimeter of its own skull. Aris Karabelas and Michael Magee have crafted a landscape not of highways and canyons, but of the vast, contradictory terrain behind...

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...