The peculiar alchemy of bedroom recording has produced countless failures and precious few triumphs. Mia Loucks belongs emphatically to the latter category. Her latest offering, "Light it Can Blind You," arrives as a masterclass in the art of intimate devastation, a song that manages to feel both whispered and monumental.

Seven years after their debut "Memory Park" marked them as provocateurs worth watching, French electro-rock duo Myselfson return with "Resistance," a sprawling 74-minute statement that doubles down on their cinematic ambitions while sharpening their pop sensibilities. The album functions as both sequel and evolution, expanding the dystopian universe established on their first outing into richer, more nuanced territory.