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Anacy Settles the Score on “Brother’s Friend”

There’s a particular kind of crush that only blooms across a crowded family kitchen, and Anacy turns that forbidden glance into a five-year saga...

Patrick Costello Chases the Storm on “Heart Like a Hurricane”

Patrick Costello doesn’t knock politely on “Heart Like a Hurricane”; he kicks the screen door off its hinges and drags you onto the dance...

Frank Joshua Falls Headlong on “Made For Me”

Frank Joshua wrote “Made For Me” at 19, and you can hear every ounce of that age in it: the dizzy conviction, the reckless...

Marston and Baldi Step “Outside”

Marston and Baldi open “Outside” with a contradiction I keep tripping over: a song about wanting to hide indoors that sounds built for sprinting...

arms around the world’s “right now” Wants It All

arms around the world, the project of Seattle-based musician Jon Rimmerman, opens its mouth wide on “right now” and asks for everything at once....

OHNomad and Leon Hsu Bet on “A Fund Manager”

OHNomad and Leon Hsu’s “A Fund Manager” is a four-track EP that asks a strange question: what does doubt sound like on a piano?...

Rachael Sage & The Sequins Open “Under My Canopy”

Rachael Sage & The Sequins have made “Under My Canopy,” an album billed as “an intimate musical refuge,” and I spent the first few...

Latifa Reeves’ “River” Seeks Redemption

Healing carries a difficult question: how much of the past must a person keep, and how much can they release? Latifa Reeves’ single “River” accepts...

Ammari Makes Room For Imperfect Joy In “Honey Rivers”

Happiness can become another task we keep postponing. We might allow it after the worry passes, once the plan works, when everything finally makes...

The Cunning Linguists Reject Beauty’s Rulebook On “Plastic Angels”

Perfection becomes a burden when other people write its rules. An ideal face or body can become a demand rather than a possibility. But refusing...

Inyo Tests Hope In “An Ocean Between, Pt. 1”

A letter can keep a relationship alive without bringing two people any closer. Its arrival confirms affection, but the distance remains. That uneasy space gives...

Arabella Lucia Shuts Down Fragile Egos on “Steal My Shimmer”

Arabella Lucia takes direct aim at condescending male egos on her blistering new single, “Steal My Shimmer.” The London-based, Armenian-Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist...

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