Some comeback albums arrive wearing a suit. Block’s "Love Crash" kicks the shoes off at the door, laughs at the mess, then starts telling the truth before anyone has found a chair. Released on Meridian, ECR Music Group, the album is Block’s sixth full-length and his first new record in 13 years. That gap matters, but the record does not beg for sympathy. It feels awake,...

From Festival Stages to GoFundMe Campaigns: How Lexa Terrestrial's Surgery Gone Wrong Became Her Most Urgent Musical Statement One way to describe Lexa Terrestrial's song "Die Young" is like looking through an old picture book. Each moment is real, personal, and tinged with a sad ache. Lexa Terrestrial's most recent song, "Die Young," is a powerful call to action covered in a heavy mix of hip-hop...