Dylan Forshner's new EP, “Hopeless Optimism,” presents itself not so much as a collection of songs but as a series of candid diary entries set to intricately picked acoustic strings. This five-song journey from the Welland, Canada artist begins in a place of palpable internal wrestling, where the lyrics – and Forshner’s delivery – map out the grim territories of being overwhelmed, using substances...

For Broadway star Grace McLean, the release of her new single "Albertine" paves the way for the release of her highly anticipated album "My Lovely Enemy." With the third release, American singer-actress Grace McLean, an all-rounder, who has received global recognition for her Bullet in The Music Box, goes beyond the fame she has achieved in the theater and off-Broadway. The song is the forerunner of...