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Jacob Rountree’s new single “Grace” feels like a decade-long exhale, finally leaving his chest. Written ten years ago and now released as the opening chapter of his fourth album era, the Bozeman multi-instrumentalist turns grief, memory, and family into something that shimmers between indie-folk confession and quietly pulsing EDM meditation.…

Mitchell Broodley’s “Overtime Again” touches us like a chapter taken from real life, torn straight out of the notebook of someone who’s lived a few different lives already. Raised in South Carolina, now settled in Vermont with a law career, hospital leadership, and a family under his belt, Broodley isn’t…

Paul Louis Villani’s “Makes Me Happy” is the kind of track that moves like a paper boat drifting along a calm stream. Paul Louis Villani is a singer‑songwriter and emerging voice in contemporary pop whose music is defined by emotional sincerity, strong melodies, and uplifting themes. With a background rooted…

Chicago singer-songwriter Dario Cohen has lived a few musical lifetimes, touring with blues legend Mississippi Fred McDowell, sharing a flat with Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green, logging over 2,000 shows, and you can hear all that road-earned tenderness in “Your Fan Club.” Recorded at New York’s iconic Power Station with Grammy-winning…

“Stretch My Plum” by Blackfoot Daisy is foot-tapping, driven by a catchy rhythm and upbeat groove. The band brings a playful feeling to this sound that is charming and catchy. The harmonies of the guitar and violin together with its playful lyrics are infectious, creating a joyful instrumentation making a…

Emerging alternative project 23 Fields lean all the way into the feeling of drifting through modern life on The Vacant Stars of Wandering Souls, an evocative album that treats isolation and memory like constellations you can trace in the dark. Built from Step’s reflections on his own life and the…

Born in New Jersey and now rooted in Ocala, Florida, Emma Forgette has been steadily carving her place in contemporary country, earning industry nods and delivering powerhouse live performances from CMA Fest stages to MLB stadiums. But with “The Text I Never Sent,” she strips away the spotlight polish and…

Rye, NY’s Peningo Riders sound like they were built for backroads and open windows, and “Duck That Jeep” turns that whole energy into a three-minute grin. It’s indie Americana with a garage-rock kick, but it’s also tuned right into a real-world ritual, with Jeep ducking, the feel-good habit where strangers…

Nashville singer-songwriter Kate Kristine has a talent for saying the quiet part out loud, and “stranger i can’t tell” (released Jan 9, 2026) is one of those songs that feels like it was pulled straight from a late-night notes app entry. It’s raw, specific, and a little too relatable. She’s…

Simonne Draper has the rare combo of conservatory-trained classical guitar chops and a genuine curiosity for modern texture, so it makes total sense that she’d link up with British downtempo wizard Jon Kennedy for “Finesca II” (released Dec 19, 2025). Draper isn’t new to getting her music out into the…