On their sweeping new single “In the Silence of the Hills,” transatlantic duo Moon and Aries retreat from metropolitan chaos into an austere, windswept sanctuary. Serving as the fourth preview of their upcoming EP, “Prairie Souls,” the track trades modern sensory overstimulation for a deep, deliberate pause. https://open.spotify.com/track/3NCY5OjqH7Q0OSXECxUkEJ?si=NA0BlDoITLad7V9J0COvdw Collaborating across continents between Kelowna, Canada, and Cologne, Germany, singer-songwriter and lyricist Jordana Moon and composer-producer Tom Aries...

Laru’s “Contra el Río” arrives with its shoulders up. The Spanish-language debut single uses a firm dembow groove and intense vocal delivery to meet the feeling of pushing ahead when life keeps adding weight. The companion video gives every pressure a face, object, or physical task. For anyone building a plan while bills, doubts, and other people’s demands crowd the frame, Laru has made a...