TATYANA arrives from London in spectacular fashion with "Wild Card." A single that is both lush and haunting, "Wild Card" excels in its monumental moments as well as it does in its sparsity. Background vocals welcome with warmth, TATYANA following shortly behind, expertly balancing the moment. The chorus peels back all that’s familiar, allowing for new silence, while the bass and drums breakthrough with an edge. TATYANA also takes the chance to spotlight the harp, fluttering through, sparkling in space. A moment to fantasize about this relationship in the future, TATYANA shares those earnest hopes with the listener, giving more urgency and credence to the passionate chorus. The harp returns, glistening in the sunny bridge, elevating it all to a dream. TATYANA takes that vulnerable moment and smashes right through it, coming back so powerfully with vocals flying in from every direction, each adding such valuable texture and charm to the song. It is a masterful performance across the song but in this final scene, it is undeniable.

Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron have reunited to deliver their second record together entitled Lost Wisdom Pt. 2, which arrives next Friday. The project is the follow-up to their 2008 release Lost Wisdom. The duo reintroduces themselves with the first single “Love Without Possession," offering up a broadened standpoint about what it means to love. Phil Elverum and Doiron gently explore what can lie beneath pain and loss with poignant words that ride along soft acoustic strumming. While there may be moments that consist of a small amount of helplessness, there is also hope and the sense that a new beginning might not be something that’s completely unattainable. Their calm, clear voices float along as they reflect on what a good next move might be, “Watch me while I churn / Still holding this love for you / Without a thing to do / But try to live / In this uninvited liberation / Without a home in your life or heart.” The question of where you go when you feel lost is a persistent one, but also not one that anyone truly faces alone. Lost Project Pt. 2 is officially out on November 8 via P.W. Elverum & Sun.

In Porches’ newest track, “rangerover,” Aaron Maine creates a portrait of astonishing clarity from pieces of blurry photographs. Each verse begins confused, and even syntactically out of order, (“Julie, rangerover, she’s riding it…") but then manages, with a slow jog, to catch up with itself by the ending image of solitary stillness (“When you close your eyes, all you see is her face”). As the chord progression gradually ascends throughout the song, every aspect of the instrumentation feels equally likely to energetically burst or slowly collapse, from the terse echo of the 80’s snare to the lethargic tension in the synth parts. Meanwhile, the insatiable tone of Maine’s vocals is beautifully complemented and grounded by the hazy backing croon of Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes. At just over two minutes long, “rangerover” is a quick trip that leaves a lot unresolved. Even though you are airlifted from the dream as abruptly as you were dropped into it, the chorus leaves one thing clear: sometimes it’s the people who drive you, figuratively and literally, who provide the best reminders of why you “wanna live, wanna live, wanna live.”

“Never Said” is the dreamy new track from indie artist and New York native Samia. The song is a slowed down, mellowed out cover of Liz Phair’s original, which came out 25 years ago on her debut album Exile In Guyville. Samia’s rendition is gorgeous, breezy and completely unique, swapping the classic rock guitars for slow, sultry strums and adding uplifting keys and spacey, atmospheric synths. The lush arrangement evokes the comfort of early 2000s-style sunshine rock, adding an element of nostalgia to the otherwise bright and gentle instrumentation. Samia’s voice, reminiscent of Sarah Mclachlan mixed with Phoebe Bridgers, is as clear and inviting as a lullaby. She repeats the memorable line “I never said nothing” like she’s casting a spell, and you’ll fall prey whether you like it or not. Gentle and gripping, “Never Said” is a thoughtful cover that Samia has made all her own.

At the beginning of 2016, English indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club announced their hiatus after nearly a decade of making music together. Cue side projects, soul searching, and a lot of wishing from fans and now five years after their last album release they've returned with their newest song together. "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)" maintains their trademark sound with lyrics that evoke a sense of yearning. The opening fades in like the title sequence of a movie—buzzing with energy on the brink of being unleashed. Over the even bassline and bright, repeating guitar riff, Jack Steadman croons to us once again with a voice that speaks like a friend you haven't seen in a long time. The band is currently on tour in the UK and will finally release their long-awaited fifth studio album, Everything Else Has Gone Wrong, on January 17.

Earlier this October, The Marías put out an extended version of their song "Loverboy" (alongside a live performance video) from their album Superclean, Vol. II. Now instead of having the same one minute track on loop, you can get caught up in four minutes of lead singer María's flittering murmurs of adoration. "Loverboy" is flushed with wistful production and sway-worthy vocals that are as dangerously sweet as they are hypnotic. The band founded by María and Josh Conway woo their listeners with a plush fusion of hazy jazz and bedroom pop—perfectly starry-eyed and trance-inducing. The song transports the listener to a long summer night that they wish would never end. You can transcend with them at one of their three residency shows in the Bay Area, all culminating with a New Years' Eve performance at the Swedish American Hall.