Cali Tucker’s New Release "Country Couture" : A Bold Leap Into the Modern Music Scene. Cali Tucker's newest album is a nice change from her usual slick work. That is exactly why it works: it does not try to be everything to everyone. These days, music events are getting more interactive and sped-up songs are all the rage on TikTok. Tucker's work seems like a quiet...

There is a peculiar friction to the digital textures of Skylarka and her new album, "Somnorine". It’s supposed to be chiptune-influenced synthwave, but listening to it feels less like browsing the internet and more like chewing on aluminum foil while watching Blade Runner on a CRT monitor that’s slowly degaussing. It’s a sensory contradiction bright, crystalline pop hooks wrestling with the deep, existential dread...