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Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends Sharpen the Edges on “Sing-Along Songs” “When the world gets darker, sometimes the only sensible response is to turn the volume up and sing…
“Sometimes the most expensive thing you can lose is yourself.” There’s a delicious darkness to “Expensive Trade,” the latest chapter in It’s MITCH’s My Imaginary World. The song takes the…
“Some love stories don’t end with goodbye — they end with a choice.” There is a particular kind of tension running through Oskar Brandt’s “Now or Never,” the feeling of…
“The things we leave behind aren’t always the things we can hold.” “The Inheritance” takes a simple word often associated with money, possessions, and family estates and gives it a…
“Sometimes the loudest statement an artist can make is simply refusing to disappear.” Noah James Mass brings a restless energy to “I Am the One,” a driving alternative-rock single that…
Being Here by Litvar feels like a record made after the noise has finally died down. The band, formed in Willimantic, Connecticut, steps away from the brighter indie rock sound…
“After spending years fighting for the right to be heard, sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is turn the music up and dance.” Shery M’s “Bubblin” arrives as…
“Some songs ask for a place in heaven. Madeline Rosene would rather kick the door down.” Madeline Rosene’s “I’ll Seduce God to Get into Heaven” arrives with absolutely no interest…
“Only country music could hear ‘when your husband gets out of jail’ and think: there’s a song in there.” Reagan Hudson’s “When Your Husband Gets Out of Jail” starts with…
“Some breakups end with a goodbye. The hardest ones continue long after the person has left.” Carl Kammeyer’s “Since You Been Gone” settles into the emotional aftermath of a breakup…