Austin-based artist Hoxsey arrives with "Harvest Moon Sessions", an ambitious, unpredictable collection that catches the exact chill of early autumn when the sun sinks early and the wind carries an unsettling bite. It sidesteps seasonal kitsch entirely. Instead of manufactured haunted-house theatrics, the record confronts mortality, folklore, and the strange detritus of human memory by wandering through genres like an explorer traversing an overgrown...

Some songs are built to be lived in. They are not merely heard; they are structures, meticulously assembled spaces that offer a particular perspective. Paul Gehl’s single, “Devils and Demons,” is one such creation. It is a work of sonic architecture, designed from the ground up as a fortress against the internal chaos of bipolar disorder. The track is a heavy, brooding piece of gothic rock,...