ErickOscar approaches modern alienation with an unexpected weapon on his expansive album, "I Choose Love": sheer, unabashed neighborliness. The Panamanian-born, U.S.-based songwriter carries over thirty-five years of acoustic guitar fretwork under his fingers, yet his creative engine hums at a curious contemporary crossroads. Oscar writes his own bilingual lyrics and establishes his acoustic strumming foundations before collaborating with AI-assisted music production tools to arrange...

With Twaang’s latest release, "Zone", we aren't so much listening to a collection of tracks as we are stepping inside a distinct architectural layout of the human psyche. This innovative solo project has constructed a psychological journey that feels suspiciously like the progression of a panic attack resolving into a state of zen-like lucidity a transition usually reserved for monks or people who have...