Shaun Ross, courtesy. With Shaun Ross’ debut album, Shift, the world-renowned fashion model completes a metamorphosis started in 2017 with his first single. It’s no small feat to switch gears like this when you’ve been so successful at something already, but Ross is already no stranger to transformation, which…

Clockwise from top left: Ethel Cain, Balmorhea, Shaun Ross, The Parrots, Tom McGuire & The Brassholes, and Sorry. Let RIFF pick your playlist! This week’s highlights include a gleefully creepy Midwestern gothic tune by Ethel Cain, Balmorhea’s beautifully hypnotic sound and Sorry’s two-minute smoke break. *** Sorry, “Cigarette Packet” — At only…