Scott Storch has collaborated with some of the most successful musicians in the world, such as Beyoncé, Dr. Dre, and Christina Aguilera, to mention just a few. To even get his attention, much alone his time and skill, is a significant accomplishment in and of itself. However, this is just what Fior, a promising young artist from Miami, has been able to do. https://soundcloud.com/iamfior Independent musician Fior...

Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told” arrives with a sound you can almost run a thumb over, like worn corduroy. In an age of sterile, diamond-polished productions, this album is a defiantly handmade thing, tracked onto vintage cassette machines. The result is not a flaw, but an ingredient. A faint, persistent hiss breathes alongside the instruments, a ghost in the machine who...