Where R&B Meets Cinéma Vérité: Rising Artist Trav Torch Crafts a Steamy Director's Cut of Modern Romance In "Sex Scene" There's something deliciously meta about recording a song about recording a scene about sex. It's the kind of recursive romance that could easily spiral into self-parody, like pointing two mirrors at each other and watching infinity fragment into meaninglessness. But Trav Torch, with his latest single...

The Catchmen have officially resurfaced with their sweeping, cinematic pop single "England". Formed during the dizzying 1988 Madchester boom, they were the cult teenagers who once commanded Oasis as a support act before abruptly evaporating. Today, Ian Livingstone and Michael Knowles have returned, hauling the sprawling orchestral heft of their Ivor Novello and BAFTA nominations along with them. Anchored by original bassist Dave Fryman...