It doesnt hurt that her voice is all silk and salt, and the horns stand ready, the groove is all set.

The voice of Petter Ericson Stakee adds the spice, taking the bones of a simple folk-pop song and elevating it with a classic and warmly understated pop aesthetic.

The Chinese dulcimer sound brings mystery and pomp while the belly-cry soul singing keeps the energy up.

Cathedrals are walking beyond the existing genre hybrids of trip-hop, and synth-pop, exposing the weakness we have in language itself to properly describe the nuance of human experience.

Among Lynx has a new take on the gritty high-energy roots of rock music, and has reassembled the same elements that created a blues craze 50 years ago.

Messed Up Love is a fast-pulse melody-driven rock number with a strong personality and a plush lead vocal. We love the simple message: be yourself.

With poetic understatement and some beautiful effects, the vocal here walks the line between poetry and preaching, and borrows a sense of gravity from the power of personal narrative.

The long story, the full confession - the whole thing feels just right. The road is littered with revelations and little moments of light.