With the release of her most recent EP, "Alchemy," Tess Posner has established herself as a leading figure in the world of alternative dark pop. Tess Posner is a singer, songwriter, and composer who makes her home in the dynamic metropolis of San Francisco. Posner is carving out a niche for herself in the alternative music scene. Tess creates a tapestry of ethereal soundscapes, including piano,...

Sound Liberation’s “Elegy” isn’t so much an album as it is an unbolting of several sonic cages, letting the inhabitants mingle, argue, and eventually, find a strange, compelling harmony. Gene Pritsker and his rotating ensemble are, as ever, on a crusade against the "segregation of sound vibration," and here, their weapon of choice is grief, remembrance, and an absolutely defiant refusal to sit still...