Brit Scoops’ "American Cheese" turns a missed plan, a bad mood and a late drink into invitations to stay at the table a little longer. This 10-track debut puts country, Americana, alt-country and melodic pop-rock in the same room, then lets warmth and melancholy argue over the aux. The result is pitched as funny, tender and just off-kilter enough to keep its heartache from becoming...

Pilots unleash their album "Eyes On The Horizon", and frankly, the horizon it scans seems littered with emotional debris rather than gentle dawns. This Surrey outfit belts out anthemic alt-rock that promises soaring heights, yet dives headfirst into the messy, often bruising territory of love gone sour and the exhausting climb back to oneself. It’s a curious concoction, like finding shards of stained glass...