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Ascendants &bull; <i>Quarantine</i>

Ascendants • Quarantine

This producer-songwriter duo invests electronic beats and heavily-textured arrangements with soaring vocals, sometimes wordless but always emotive.

Deerhoof &bull; <i>Love-Lore</i>

Deerhoof • Love-Lore

You never know what to expect from Deerhoof, even if your list contains “sound art medleys improvised out of musical themes recognizable and unrecognizable”

Paint &bull; <i>Spiritual Vegas</i>

Paint • Spiritual Vegas

When you make pop psychedelia with an exotic yet indeterminate element, you end up with the musical soundtrack to a children’s television show from an alternate reality.

Shannen Moser &bull; <i>I’ll Sing</i>

Shannen Moser • I’ll Sing

A distinctive voice and a careful meandering through the forests between Americana and indie rock make this a memorable set of songs.