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Thomas O’Shea gives glossy 2010s-inspired pop a darker twist on “No I Won’t,” turning the familiar shape of a messy love song into something far more personal. Written, produced, performed, mixed and mastered entirely by O’Shea in his Madison, Wisconsin home studio, the single grew from an experiment in recreating…

Marty Van Wells returns for a third time with Songs To Send, an album that finds folk intimacy meeting a more upbeat, full-bodied sound. Still rooted in the simple relationship between a voice and a guitar, Van Wells allows the arrangements to breathe a little wider this time, bringing in…

Sharpshooter Soundworks, the creative project of Chicago-based muti-genre instrumental artist Andrew Shabazz, turns a simple rhythmic idea into a surprisingly cinematic journey on “Marching Orders.” Released August 15, 2026, the single began with the thought that what if a beat built around snare rolls could capture the precision and movement…

London trio Weekday Social turn romantic hesitation into a loud, restless rush on their latest single, “So Close.” Released September 15, 2026, the track takes a sharper and more aggressive direction than the band’s previous release, “Five Years or So,” trading melancholy introspection for the messy excitement of getting closer…

The Timbre Project turns years of musical chemistry into a gritty, hook-heavy collection on Bass River Sessions, released June 5, 2026. Recorded across multiple sessions on Bass River Street in Massachusetts, the album carries the rough-edged immediacy of musicians playing together in a room rather than polishing every corner away.…

Kenny Mehler’s Cornbread & Whiskey is the country-rock album that wears its personality loudly. It is playful, nostalgic and full of movement, blending pop-country warmth with big harmonies, sturdy rhythms and hooks that seem designed to stick around. Across the record, Mehler moves between mischievous memories, relationship fallout and outright…

Country-pop singer-songwriter Ally Cribb turns the exhaustion of a toxic relationship into quiet strength on her latest single, “Stand Back.” The song captures the moment you stop waiting for someone to become the person they keep promising they will be. “Stand Back” opens with a catchy, relaxing rhythm, where gentle…

Sergiy Bolotny turns an old Dutch folk tale into something spirited and alive with Little Dutch Rhapsody No. 1. Written for solo violin, the piece takes the traditional Groningen tune “Ain boer wol noar zien noaber tou,” the humorous story of a farmer heading out with only one shoe or…

The Liberators have spent more than four decades carrying blues, soul and rock ’n’ roll across Europe, and One Take sounds like a band finally letting the walls come down around that experience. Recorded live in Maastricht with no overdubs or excessive studio polishing, the seven-track album captures the musicians…

Noah James Mass introduces his self-titled debut album with a sound that sits comfortably between alternative rock, bluesy grit and melodic alt-pop. A writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist working largely through his own studio setup, Mass favors organic room character and punchy arrangements over overly polished production. Across the record, that…