The Burton D’Agostini Procedure plunge headlong into the labyrinth of an untreatable alienation on their new single, “Strange Condition.” Tailored for pitch-black rooms and immersive headphone listening, the track finds the seasoned American duo steering indie pop and synth-pop into shadowy corridors paved with ’60s psychedelia and retro analog warmth. Jeff Burton delivers a vocal that hangs between clinical diagnosis and late-night confession, anchored...

Some records do more than ask for your attention; they sit down right next to you, hand you a tissue, and wait for you to stop pretending everything is fine. Light Bird's debut album 'See Her' is exactly that kind of record. Released a few years after singer and songwriter Danni Hoshino came out as a trans woman, this eleven-track collection hits like a late-night...