Brother Dolly tunes into a beautifully bizarre frequency on their new synth-pop single, "Transmission Number 5". Working as an enigmatic trio separated by entirely different time zones, Dan Whitehouse, Jason Tarver, and Tom Greenwood piece their music together across oceans. They fold the audio residue of everyday life—the rhythmic rush of a Tokyo subway, the hollow whir of spinning bicycle wheels—into an intensely hypnotic,...

Synthaurion pushes back against the cynicism of the modern era on the new atmospheric trance album, "Echoes Of Your Blessing." The independent electronic producer has mapped out a deeply emotional project, using the sprawling architecture of vocal and melodic dance music to explore spiritual resilience. While plenty of contemporary electronic music thrives in shadowy, underground isolation, Synthaurion aggressively chases the light. This is an...