Patrick Carey (aka Out on the Eaves) digs into a sad and settled place on “Ill at Ease.”

Dent May is back, and he’s ready for it to all come crashing down.

Tracy Wilson’s new band, Outer World, creates an unsettling mood on “La Dimora.”

Ramsey Thornton’s new full length, I Called It!, illustrates his knack for clear, candid lyrics. (Photo by Hugh Westhoff)

Oldstar teases out a heavy country anthem on “Whiskey.”