Shrouded Day, the brainchild of Omaha-based flutist and keyboardist Dan M., returns with the 15th Anniversary Edition of "Legend of the Shadow-Touched." An album, and a hefty one at that, boasting 17 instrumental tracks that promise—and largely deliver—a journey into the slightly peculiar intersection of Tangerine Dream and...Jethro Tull? https://open.spotify.com/album/2NcQYI1T9FolykjnzQ8fh2?si=vluXdPMlQf-tuRO6WCw63g The core of "Legend of the Shadow-Touched" revolves around themes of alienation and personal growth. But...

Adriana Spuria’s new single, “Stone,” presents itself with the polished feel of a perfect skipping-stone, but listening closely reveals it has the curious weight of a fossil in your palm. Spuria sings of a very specific, modern affliction: the slow petrification of the heart. This is a loneliness born not from solitude, but from an inability to feel for anyone else, an insulation that...