Dutch-born multi-instrumentalist Harry Kappen confronts the water's brutal indifference on his new single "Distant Shore", the emotional anchor of his latest full-length album, "After the Crossing". Kappen handles everything you hear on the track writing, performing, and producing. He’s a veteran music therapist who spent decades in youth care, and he clearly carries that observant, deeply empathetic gaze into his own atmospheric art-rock. https://open.spotify.com/track/0iosbAodNvyBdnwClZDFG0?si=76a854348bef47cf His recent...

When I first queued up Leah Sophia and her bold new track "Cocain", I half-expected a gritty, urban cautionary tale or perhaps a frantic club anthem. Instead, the room filled with something that felt like humid air and silk sheets. It’s a brilliant bit of misdirection. While the title suggests something illicit and jagged, the sonic reality is pure, unadulterated oxytocin. https://open.spotify.com/album/0ErORxWDUhOnAtN4pq4Oui?si=RjmK-bmXRWitFKLp1p0Kxw The track operates in...