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EDITOR'S NOTE

Acoustic, Indie Rock & Guitar Riffs Playlist Picks

Decades Late Rebuild the Sound of 90s Guitar Rock on 'Dark Is the Light, Pt. 1'

DORIAN REDISCOVERS CREATIVE FREEDOM ON THE BOLD, GENRE FLUID 'RECONNECTED' • UNITED STATES, DC / MARYLAND - USA

Behringer BMX Hybrid Drum Machine Old School 12 Bit Punch Meets a Modern Hardware Workflow • Some drum machines are designed to disappear neatly into a production. The Behringer BMX appears to have been built with almost the opposite intention. Inspired by the character of the classic Oberheim DMX era, this eight voice hybrid machine embraces crunchy digital percussion, hard transients and the unmistakable attitude associated with early hip hop, electro and 1980s electronic production.

Dance & Pop Playlist Picks

GEORGE STYLES TURNS A 25 YEAR REUNION INTO ROCK SERENDIPITY ON 'HOW WILL I EVER KNOW'

Michael Waters finds redemption in reflection on 'We're Much Better People Now' • It's melodic, it's intimate, and blends regret with redemption and hope.

TERRA NAI REFRAMES GALICIAN TRADITION THROUGH COSTA RICA ON 'FOLIADA DE BERDUCIDO'

SIENNÁ TURNS NATURE INTO SOUND ON THE CROSS CULTURAL 'EMA'

GUYVER7X3 MAKES SPACE FOR BECOMING ON 'SLOWLY READY'

DAVID MOORE TURNS FRIENDSHIP, MEMORY AND CRAFT INTO 'A WINK IS AS GOOD AS A NOD TO A BLIND MULE'

THE MESS:AGE BRINGS A SPIRITUAL REBELLION TO THE SHORE ON 'LIGHT OF BLUE "SUGAR OCEAN GIRL"'

ALEX MARA BRINGS THE ROAD HOME ON 'ALONE WITH YOU'

Hip-Hop, Rap & R&B Playlist Picks

OSKAR BRANDT MAKES LOVE A DEFINING CHOICE ON CINEMATIC DEBUT 'NOW OR NEVER' • GERMANY, BERLIN

SINGLE REVIEWS

ALBUMS/EPS OF THE MONTH

DRIEK MANDERS TURNS THE CHANGING SKY INTO AN EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE ON 'THROUGH WIND AND WEATHER' • "Music with color and passion"

Ed Sheeran and the realities of independence • His departure from Warner promised room to reconsider how he works. The Loop Tour dispute raises a different question for independent musicians: how much control comes with being your own boss, and what protection can a label actually provide?

I PLEAD IRONY FINALLY COMPLETES THE CONVERSATION ON 'THIS MONOLOGUE CONVERSATION'

CIRCA 99 GETS ‘LOST IN SPACE’ AND FINDS A SOUND OF HIS OWN • UNITED STATES, TOMS RIVER

SCOTT A. FLAXMAN FINDS VALIDATION BEYOND THE FAMILIAR ON 'LOVE OF STRANGERS'

ROMATTIC TWIST THE MODERN LOVE SONG INTO SOCIAL COMMENTARY ON ‘CANDY SMOKING’

BRUNOTONES PUTS FOUR DECADES OF HOUSE CULTURE BACK ON THE DANCEFLOOR WITH 'HOUSETALES'

Sean Coats Faces Heartbreak Without Hiding on 'Hello Cloudy Skies' • "things happen for a reason. God can get us through anything"

SEAN MACLEOD LOOKS BEYOND THE FAMILIAR ON ‘THAT’S WHEN THE EARTH BECOMES A STAR’

PETE KEATING AND THE RENSLow TRESTLE TURN RESILIENCE UP ON 'LOUDER'

DRU MELODICS REFRAMES SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY ON 'BLESSING IN...