Gianfranco Malorgio tackles historical displacement and generational departure on his electrifying new instrumental track, “An Immigrant’s Story.” While the Italian classical guitarist and composer is best known for launching the Gypsy jazz group Hot Club Roma and running independent imprint Papilio Records, his recent creative energies have gravitated toward scoring for films and documentaries. https://open.spotify.com/album/5RdYihwsMzBFWZH3Eosijj?si=MPO2ZBGWQymzKsS95TezgA This latest venture channels that cinematic sensibility into progressive and neoclassical...

Well now, here’s The Flying Beets with their single "I See Through You," and it lands with the distinct thud of knowing something you almost wish you didn't. Singer/guitarist Nathan Waller, flanked by David Cross on bass and Steven Clements on drums, crafts an alt-rock sound here that feels less like soaring rebellion and more like pacing anxiously in a beautifully furnished, yet soundproof,...