Sometimes you hit play on a track and it immediately forces you to stop whatever you are doing. That is exactly what happens with the latest release 'Fairytale Lullaby' from a rising star Ka Youn Yoo in the contemporary classical scene. It is not loud, it is not aggressive, but it commands your attention with a quiet intensity that is impossible to ignore. The vibe...

Listening to 37 Houses and their new EP "Strangers" feels entirely like stumbling into an intensely intimate therapy session that miraculously transforms into a sweat-soaked 90s indie rock show. https://open.spotify.com/album/62NSIkN8J6ijONhErDTwtA?si=izu4NevqSeyI1vEjS9eAxg The San Francisco quartet operates as an open diary for lead singer Erin Sydney and guitarist Jeremy Rosenblum. Trapped in lockdown a mere four months after their wedding, their music processes the bewildering grief, angst, and...