Listening to Violet Whimsey’s new EP, “PERSEPHONE,” is a bit like finding an antique music box that only plays minor chords. You wind it up, expecting a delicate tune, but what emerges is something far more shadowed, intricate, and possessed of a strange, chilling beauty. This is dark pop that doesn’t just brood; it excavates. https://open.spotify.com/album/0mrzzMpWVM7kKEWam6vTQP?si=D4ysByaOQCOEwElRdWm0Bg The collection is a descent, a guided tour through various...

Priscilla Loya and Juwan Rates help fire up a house and garage cut that feels handmade for bodies that refuse to stay still. Press play and the room starts acting differently. 'In The Music' by Leopold Nunan does not creep in politely. It arrives with a pulse, a stare, and club-ready confidence that makes a person check for space to move. This is house music...