Different bands have found different ways to cope with the pandemic and try to stay productive. Admiral Fox decided to make use of the free time presented by the initial period of lockdown by reworking the entirety of 2018's self-recorded debut Winter in Limbo . "Marcie Make It Better," a live staple and fan favorite, is our first taste of the new version of the album. The original Winter in Limbo was recorded while frontman Dan DeMarco was in the process of moving to Minneapolis, done entirely in GarageBand with his MacBook's built-in mic. The album was released before he had even met any of his future bandmates. In the two years since, Admiral Fox has grown into a quartet and released an album and an EP . The new versions of these old songs retain the "lo-fi, home-recorded edge" of the originals while simultaneously showing off the band's synchronicity. "I had better recording gear, a more capable voice, and more recording experience, so [quara...

Bek Allenson - "Jetta" ft. Alan6333 (self-released) Bek Allenson is a new songwriter and producer based in Andover; "Jetta" is his second single. "Jetta" is a skeletal electro song, matching scattershot production with Allenson's resonant voice. Despite the title, he sings of lost love and the arduous process of trying to move on. A sideways glance, a missed phone call, general emptiness — the gang's all here. Allenson layers his production piece by piece, adding in synth lines here or plunging bass notes there. Things stay relatively subtle until the song crescendos with arpeggiated synths into a brief verse from Alan Coronado aka Alan6333. Coronado continues with Allenson's themes, but adds some punchlines for good measure. He's cut off mid-line, like he was forcibly yanked away from the mic. Like it was depending on his presence to continue, the song subsequently dissolves into a sea of bass. Listen to "Jetta" below...