Now Hear This! #012 – Course, Roslyn Witter, Dead Cosmonauts, Astrid Engberg

Now Hear This! This week’s selections include percolating synth-pop from Course, the beguiling voice of Roslyn Witter, the atmospheric post-doom of Dead Cosmonauts, and the lush jazz of Astrid Engberg. These four tracks represent music you need to check out if you haven’t already. We’ll bring you a new post each week, songs from which will regularly be added to our accompanying “Now Hear This” Spotify playlist. Course – “Too Busy for Feelings” In today’s world, successful people are often portrayed as “busy, busy, busy.” In that scenario, the good life is defined as quantity of life, not quality of life. Chicago’s synth-pop outfit Course delves into the numbing outcome of emotional separation. “Disassociate from my emotions / I like to keep myself busy / Taking it all on, always goin...

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