There is a specific, agonizing silence that occurs right after you lay your heart completely bare. It is the vacuum of space before the other person responds. Swedish pop artist Sebastian Rydgren steps directly into that terrifying void with his new single, "Talk To Me". He does not offer a comfortable resolution. Instead, he forces the listener to sit in the unbearable tension of a...

Lynsey Tibbs. Royston, England. Sounds like the beginning of a particularly charming British mystery novel, doesn't it? Except instead of a whodunit, we have a what-is-it. And "Hold Me Close," Tibbs' new single, is most definitely a what-is-it. A delightful one, mind you. https://open.spotify.com/album/1TYMGZOnQYSdWX218aSmNk?si=stC74-PqRwmJIUsXojdmJg The song, crafted with Keir More (instrumentation, structure, co-writer – hats off to collaborative synergy!), plunges you headfirst into the deep end...