Black Moth Super Rainbow, the Stargazer Lilies, Air Credits [outside]

BMSR falls between Tame Impala and Pond, a concoction that could only originate in gritty, trending Pittsburgh. After a six-year hiatus, 2018 opus Panic Blooms smooths out paranoia like coming down from a euphoric trip. A strings-free bubble of cozy, stretched-out synths, robotic vocoder harmonies, and bouncy beats does the rest. – Jeremy Steinberger