Phidippus’ "Prazosin," the album, is a strange little thing. Not like finding a sock in the dryer that never had a match, but more like finding a tiny, perfectly formed city inside an acorn. It's all electronic pulses and hums, built by Eric Salazar, with what feels like very specific, and also wonderfully messy, intention. Jeff Riteman and Alice Indiana pop in as guests,...

Kamila Csenge and Band share their conceptually expansive debut album, "Behind the Universe." Csenge, a Czech guitarist, composer, and Berklee summa cum laude graduate, clearly takes a profoundly adventurous approach to modern instrumental jazz. Pulling heavy inspiration from the sonic curiosity of Pat Metheny and Chick Corea, the Kamila Csenge Project dives headfirst into themes mapping the vastness of the cosmos alongside our most...