Near Death Experience's single, "Shake," arrived not so much as music, but as a sudden, urgent insistence. It’s London psych-rock-soul alright, but brewed with something fiercely immediate, demanding attention like a ringing telephone in an empty room. The core quartet – Ian Whiteling guiding the trip with vocals and guitar fuzz, Joshua Van Ness laying down a heartbeat that feels both frantic and locked-in,...

Neil Valmonte finds unexpected peace in life’s messy detours on his new country pop single, "The Road I Didn't Plan On." Operating out of his Westport, Connecticut basement studio, the independent solo producer and songwriter crafts introspective material intended for the growth of his own soul rather than external validation, candidly exploring the creative intersection where human-penned lyrics meet AI-assisted production. https://open.spotify.com/track/4l71tvHgJ26dZoNlP7rmDM?si=52W5BaHsTiyTATMpktPXhg The music moves with...