Phidippus’ "Prazosin," the album, is a strange little thing. Not like finding a sock in the dryer that never had a match, but more like finding a tiny, perfectly formed city inside an acorn. It's all electronic pulses and hums, built by Eric Salazar, with what feels like very specific, and also wonderfully messy, intention. Jeff Riteman and Alice Indiana pop in as guests,...

Listening to Shani Weiss's new single, "What's Left," feels a bit like stumbling upon someone’s deeply personal, slightly crumpled packing list before a monumental journey. Weiss, a Melbourne-based folk-rock songwriter and host of Indie Spotlight Melbourne, bottles a very specific kind of pressure here – the internal kind that feels less like a weight and more like a rising tide inside your own chest. https://open.spotify.com/album/56VjWTwzCr3bafDHSlUpN4?si=SWijn37SREeVVhxTs26DsQ There's...