Coline Blf is a Belgian author, performer, and filmmaker who is 23 years old and is from the city of Namur. Coline develops works in her image merging Bedroom pop and French pop. She was inspired as a youngster by the autonomous English-speaking subculture. Her vintage and sunny musical cosmos is inspired by artists like Clairo and Mac Demarco, as well as several French-speaking musicians like...

Maverick Smith’s “We Make Fire, They Make Smoke” lands not with a thud, but with the distinct, satisfying crackle of something catching alight. It’s a title that carries the grit of the Ohio Valley in its consonants, a resolute statement from a band – Paige Bosic on commanding vocals and rhythm guitar, Sean Boynes sculpting soundscapes on guitar, Jim Courtney’s intricate drumming, Charlie Kovach’s...