With “Island Lantern Festival”, Tony Frissore manages to soundtrack a specific kind of mental vacation I didn’t realize I was overdue for taking. Ostensibly an instrumental nod to the Lunar New Year and the hopefulness of renewal, this piece operates less like a celebration and more like a gentle exhalation. https://open.spotify.com/album/3n43BcxSnavYKC0wt28GNu?si=E_50eQ_lQomyHT1RsD2Jrg It starts wet with the actual crash of ocean waves before slowly drifting inland. I...

American pop artist Katie Belle has unleashed "People Pleaser", the standout single and title track of her latest 5-song EP, released on December 12, 2025. It sounds exactly like watching someone finally snap in the best possible way. The Atlanta and Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, actor, and model uses this release to fiercely shed her own suffocating need for external validation. https://open.spotify.com/track/0XsIaVlnO8JwOJrKbzVuXp?si=2d6ec5a36729484c Lyrically, the track functions as...