Chris Koza/Nate Jones

Just a few weeks ago, Minneapolis singer-songwriter Chris Koza released another solo album, In Real Time. All 12 songs deal with the passage of time and its quirky, relative dynamics. Amid the creative musing, Koza clearly shows off a knack for catchy hooks and clever melodies. He’s a straight-up songwriter, but tucked in throughout the album are all sorts of twists and abrupt turns into surprise territory. The Dark Delirious Morning, from 2008, is another terrific album also available online. In parting, his bio reads: “Lost in its sleepless current, the twisting river mixes the cold, crystal-vapor of wandering ghosts with the warm, tremor-spilled blood of beating hearts.” We don’t know what the funk that means, but it works. (Sandy)