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...

Austin-based Pop Sensation ALLYSE. Blends 90s Hip-Hop, R&B, and Disco in Latest Single "Cherry On Top" ALLYSE. is a famous singer, songwriter, and producer from Austin, Texas. Her songs are "sassy and sweet with a nasty beat." ALLYSE., an Austin-based singer-songwriter, has made a great summer hit that mixes hip-hop, R&B, and dance sounds from the 1990s. Having settled in Austin for the past seven years, she...