Megan Wheeler’s new single, "Now That I'm Gone," arrived. Not via carrier pigeon, thankfully, though wouldn't that be a marketing strategy? No, it arrived in the usual, utterly un-magical digital way, yet somehow, managed to feel like a little explosion of confetti made of pure, defiant self-respect. https://open.spotify.com/track/2m3tz4bSNELxdIbTjRWc92?si=546c28793c4443bc This isn't your typical "woe-is-me" breakup ballad. Wheeler, often drawing favorable comparisons to the songwriting queens, that Holy...

Parked Outside forces us directly into the deep, uncomfortable dimensions of our own subconscious with their new original single, "Whispers of 1000 Dreams Ago". Operating out of Los Angeles and Houston, former "Six Days Off" bandmates Chris Kinkade and Slayden Clarkson have reunited here alongside Mike Brown and Brett Busch. https://open.spotify.com/track/0DZP6D0x3uTL3dqygJ14n7?si=254589c6eff54943 Together, they conjure a bizarre and highly potent atmospheric mutation. The track begins brooding and heavily...