LTB's new single, "Butterflies," arrives fluttering with a name that promises delicacy, yet delivers a pin through the wing. This Annapolis artist wraps raw heartache in a soundscape that feels both familiar and unsettlingly unique – a confection laced with something sharp, served on a beautifully complex plate. https://open.spotify.com/track/0OlEDRFTJ4AVdh0SZRIh7q?si=RSiIbPxvTCWLwIlKCN4UxA The music itself pulls you under with a hypnotic undertow of soulful R&B and jazz-tinged atmospherics. It’s...

Romance gets interesting when it stops posing for the camera. Morgan La Fae’s "Cigarettes And Coffee" puts that idea at the centre of a sweet, scruffy debut alert to the small habits that make couples hard to explain. The dream-pop single carries the pull of a fond memory while keeping one eyebrow raised at it. La Fae calls it a love song for people who...