In 1975, the Detroit singer self-released a perfect document of private-press folk. A rich new box set finally reveals more of his story in psychedelic sound.

Drawing heavily from Japanese kankyō ongaku, the Portland ambient duo explores mind-bending sound design and meditative states in a long-form piece at the nexus of the acoustic and the digital.

Aaron Maine’s latest collection is a pared-back, unpolished mixtape, recorded to his trusty four-track. The lack of digital refinement spotlights the songs’ unexpected rhymes and organic melodies.

With an assist from MJ Lenderman, the New Orleans singer and poet fine-tunes his storytelling instincts against a backdrop of bracing heartland rock.