Last August, Matt DeAngelis reminded us that the quiet figures in the background often carry the deepest emotional weight. With “I’m Just The Keyboard Player” , he turned humility into a thesis statement, sketching an artist more interested in meaning than spotlight. Now, with “In This World” , that perspective widens. The lens pulls back from personal identity to shared existence, from asking where we belong to asking how we treat one another once we’re here. It feels less

Last October, when we reviewed “5…4…3…2…1…” , Zachary Mason felt like an artist speaking from orbit. He framed his world in countdowns and cosmic metaphor, balancing wit with a growing sense of gravity, as if each song was a transmission sent just before reentry. There was spectacle in that moment, but also a quiet signal that something more grounded was coming. “Sweetheart” is where that signal lands. Instead of launching outward, Mason turns inward, trading the vastness

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