This month LA-based songwriter and producer Rusty Santos releases his new album Psycho Horses. Written and tracked n a continuous cycle, the album leans into the space between dreams and reality. We talk with Rusty about turning one idea into an album, voice notes, Japanese synth pop and more.

On their debut album Dying, Brooklyn art-rock band The Narcotix takes you on a journey exploring time, personal transformation, and life after death. Led by Esther Quansah and Becky Foinchas, their choral arrangements over psychedelic folk and West African polyrhythms, turn music into a sonic wonderland. From haunting to ebullient, Dying captures the band's deep bond as they tap into a visceral energy fueled by personal breakthroughs. In our interview with Quansah and Foinchas we talk vocal arrangements, songwriting, exorcisms in the studio, the birth of the album, and more.