Listening to Marie Chain’s new single, “Holy Water,” is like turning a corner to find yourself in the midst of a sacred ritual already unfolding. It’s a gathering by a riverbank, but the river is made of sound—a compelling, moving current of Global Soul that tugs you in before you’ve even had a chance to decide if you want to get wet. https://open.spotify.com/track/2cvoVVph7OUL2iUNs1KPJB?si=7eceaad2ae824ed6 The beat has...

When Albuquerque solo artist blue pablo dropped "baby, mess me entirely," a deeply unsettling question crawled into the room: why do we so eagerly swallow the very things that tear us apart? https://open.spotify.com/track/0cOvUVf1g8cTeMo07fBSiU?si=qI6PBuP4RGG2LmBMh384fA Working alongside producer Mateo Gutierrez, blue pablo has crafted a hypnotic cut of alternative R&B and dark pop. It begins with a severely visceral sequence chewing glass, slicing gums, digesting, throwing up. That...