Don Rello is not trying to scroll past the hard part. On "I Don’t Watch TV III", he puts fatherhood, grief and personal strain inside a seven-track Hip-Hop/Rap release. Released through RAPREC, the explicit album runs for 24 minutes and 41 seconds. Don Rello calls this his sharpest and cleanest work. For anyone meeting Don Rello here, "I Don’t Watch TV III" is the third entry...

With "Soul Obscura", Portland-based auteur Odelet brings a staggering, genre-defying triple-album marathon to its hypnotic finish. Born in Detroit and operating entirely on her own terms, the singer, songwriter, and producer launched this creative sprint only last month. She moved swiftly from "Dappled Lounge" itself the successor to "Pisces Pie" into the rugged terrain of "Fantasy Outlaw", before finally arriving at this third, most...