If the Pac-Man arcade cabinet at the corner of a musty Scottish pub could talk, it might recount something akin to Rok's self-titled odyssey. Nigel Dunn, the one-man conductor behind this electrified locomotive, paints in phosphorescent streaks of emotion while clutching an aesthetic pulled straight from the neon abyss of ’84. Yet, “Rok” isn’t content with cosplay. No, this album doesn’t merely wear the...

Wichita native Dax wades straight into the terrifying, hollow quiet of a spiritual crisis on his explosive original single, "God, Can You Hear Me?". Rooted in an existential reckoning he faced at age twenty-five, the Christian rap and alternative hip-hop track intentionally strips away the deafening static of modern life. He wants to clear the room, desperately trying to catch a single divine frequency. https://open.spotify.com/album/4LK1D5Nz0hAzEXyN4G2zMd?si=WemquaSLRWKsq8iz-RlGhQ Listening...