Texas songwriter Riya Mahesh’s atmospheric beatmaking, gauzy harmonies, and impressionistic songwriting cast a spell. Her new album is her most refined yet.

Alan Bishop’s latest album seems at first like a showcase of his music at its most rocking. But it’s also steeped in psych, folk, and desert blues, making good on Sun City Girls’ exploratory rep.

The Danish Algerian songwriter’s peripatetic new album pulls up at the bustling crossroads of the electroclash comeback and the contemporary Scandinavian school.

Accompanied by organ and drums, the Norwegian guitarist finds introspective new shades of her virtuosic approach.