AriSawkaDoria. The name alone sounds like an incantation, a summoning of something… interesting. This trio—KJ Sawka, he of Pendulum and Destroid percussive prowess, Joe Doria, finger-dancing on the Hammond B3, and Ari Joshua, weaving guitar spells, it made no sense and perfect sense on paper. Their latest offering? A single, "Naima." Coltrane's "Naima." Bold. Did someone order a plate of unexpected sonic delights? Because...

With “Dime Que Si”, Panamanian-born songwriter and self-taught producer ErickOscar offers an unfiltered emotional compass forged across thirty-four years of living in the United States. Working as his own arranger and acoustic guitarist, he approaches music with a stubborn, home-spun sincerity that refuses to disguise its seams. https://open.spotify.com/album/1q0S9PD8WBnFYmfRuodk4O?si=jJG_iCvJTzG7Txg86v_KiQ The title track, “Dime Que Sí”, lays that ethos bare: over a swaying Latin pop pulse and the...