There's a specific kind of bleak bartering that happens at 2 AM, and Rusty Reid’s single “Piece of the Action” builds a whole four-minute economy around it. This isn't a song about the sweeping grandeur of romance; it’s a clinical look at turning “dissatisfaction” into “a transaction of love.” The language is deliberate, almost like a contract being signed on a napkin under a...

In the centre of the thriving music scene of Nashville, Jordan Kinsey found it to be her unique style that is truly genuine and heartfelt. Her latest single is a soul interpretation of Melanie’s Together Alone, featuring not only her exceptional abilities but also respect towards a legendary artist. It is of some poignancy, then, that the cover for Kinsey appears after Melanie’s demise, adding...