Outsideness' ...THEN AFTER? is the second album from Freidrich$ and Azalias, with the duo taking the skeletal R&B and outsider-art approach heard on ...From What? and expanding it through rock, acoustic songwriting, UK garage, drum and bass, IDM and experimental pop. The record does not keep those styles separate, since many of the songs constantly transition between acoustic guitars, piano, electronic percussion and much larger arrangements across the same track. Those chang

Aaron Skiles' ANGELS, DEMONS & COIN FLIPS is a 10-song record that places guitar-led indie rock at its core while making use of memorable hooks and direct songwriting as a way to give each track its own identity. Co-produced by Skiles and Josh Jové, who also plays lead guitar across the record, the album continues the melodic rock approach heard across Aaron Skiles' previous releases while bringing in more distinct and clearer guitar elements and a much bigger production. The

Don't Date Kate!'s SORRY SO SLOPPY is a nine-song album that combines several genres across its 28-minute runtime, with much of its sound being rooted in 1980s pop, synths and retro vocal styles. Their music can be compared to the likes of Billy Joel and Depeche Mode where storytelling is central across the songs’ lyrics, with synths being heavily present in production. Many of the songs focus on relationships and friendships, but the record also makes space for some humour,

Grant Maloy Smith’s WILD WEST: AMERICAN STORIES is an 18-song double album that uses America’s 19th-century westward expansion to create a project focused on historical storytelling through songwriting and organic instrumentation, alongside a hardcover companion book written and illustrated by Smith himself. The album delves into events from the 1800s like the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, the transcontinental railroad, the Pony Express, the Gold Rush, t