When Indianapolis-based progressive metal project Pentrilox announced "Apotheosis: The New Frontier", I genuinely didn't expect to be handed a literal digital antidepressant. But here we are. Operating entirely out of their in-house production studio, this independent outfit utterly rejects the exhausted, dystopian sci-fi tropes we've all been choking on lately. Instead, they’ve engineered a massive, heavy sonic blueprint for celestial optimism. https://open.spotify.com/album/1lXMirFmYCFLZ8CJ8LJGfi?si=oXWz-hzbSV-i2MNymOiwDA The physical force of...

As its Record Of The Week, BBC Introducing has selected Livvy Lauren, a singer and songwriter from the London, United Kingdom region, to perform "Who You Are" a composition that is both personal and honest. https://soundcloud.com/livvylauren After playing the artist's previous release, titled "Messin'" the BBC has included this record in their playlist. It is the second single that Livvy has released. Livvy Lauren, a self-proclaimed...