Not science fiction (and mostly not religion, either): Some recent music.

It ain't all science fiction here. I've been enjoying some music lately, too.
First, one of my favorite bands, maudlin of the Well, released Part the Second, a free reunion album. motW was an odd sort of post-metal group, with complex composition and instrumentation, masterminded by Toby Driver (with whom I went to college, but I assure you I'd love this music even if I hadn't). Their twin albums Bath and Leaving Your Body Map, which are basically a big concept album about astral projection an