Maraad’s new album, “BUFF”, is a strange and beautiful paradox, an object forged in the very fire it’s meant to protect you from. Each track is presented as a "buff," a bit of protective magic for the spirit, but the energy humming underneath feels less like a polished shield and more like the faint, determined glow around a figure in a centuries-old altarpiece—somehow both...

Supra Nova. Caleb Loomis. I Love You, I Hate You. Names and titles, huh? They sit there, inert, until sound breathes meaning – or utter confusion – into them. And this… this single from the Salt Lake City artist? It's confusion, alright. The kind that grabs you by the throat and whispers…no wait, can I use whisper… screams sweet, violent nothings into your ear. https://open.spotify.com/track/0ivtVSDChhvlcQwlre3CWc?si=c872d7e2e57548e6 The...