When childhood friends Courtney Leo (vocalist) and Michael Bozzo (multi-instrumentalist and producer) formed THROES NYC, they seemingly tapped directly into a mainline of late-night Queens static to forge their new EP, "The Wires Out". Calling their self-described "altriphop" sound a simple blend of trip-hop and electronic alt-pop feels too sterile for a release this brilliantly frayed. https://open.spotify.com/album/30MTYDwz0rYmKukmH7ibpQ?si=NQZuIR4SRV2OBL1xo8W3pA These tracks revel in the messy circuitry of human...

Some comeback albums arrive wearing a suit. Block’s "Love Crash" kicks the shoes off at the door, laughs at the mess, then starts telling the truth before anyone has found a chair. Released on Meridian, ECR Music Group, the album is Block’s sixth full-length and his first new record in 13 years. That gap matters, but the record does not beg for sympathy. It feels awake,...