Right, so, Reinis Jaunais. Latvian, guitar-slinger, world-wanderer… makes sense that his new album, "Nest," feels like opening a suitcase overflowing with… things. Not junk, mind you. More like… carefully curated curiosities. Eleven songs, eleven postcards from somewhere just beyond the familiar. https://open.spotify.com/album/5mbemTIWhAYV7fHe5V9562 It's world music, yes, but not in the dusty, anthropological sense. Think more… progressive fusion. A touch of the acoustic guitar played in that...

Parked Outside forces us directly into the deep, uncomfortable dimensions of our own subconscious with their new original single, "Whispers of 1000 Dreams Ago". Operating out of Los Angeles and Houston, former "Six Days Off" bandmates Chris Kinkade and Slayden Clarkson have reunited here alongside Mike Brown and Brett Busch. https://open.spotify.com/track/0DZP6D0x3uTL3dqygJ14n7?si=254589c6eff54943 Together, they conjure a bizarre and highly potent atmospheric mutation. The track begins brooding and heavily...