Listening to the new album from The Bateleurs, "A Light In The Darkness", is like finding a perfectly worn leather jacket in a forgotten wardrobe. Not one from London or Los Angeles, mind you, but one discovered in a dusty Lisbon alley, smelling faintly of sea salt and old cigarettes. It fits perfectly, but it carries the shape and the stories of someone else's...

With LunaRover and their latest single "Little Things", I found myself suspended in that strange, gelatinous space between being fully awake and drifting into a fever dream. It’s a curious offering from Kevin Rieth and Ben Pelletier, a duo who build their soundscapes asynchronously, sending digital ghosts back and forth across Silver Spring, Maryland. https://open.spotify.com/track/56VUMjvZZsw6hI8geeg7CH?si=8fbf469199984b3e The track operates like a malfunctioning calmness machine. There is a...