"America" from Dave Clark drops like a chipped ceramic mug onto a linoleum floor, not exactly a bang but you feel the thud. It's not about sparkly flag-waving; that much is clear from the first plucky guitar notes. It’s a story woven in threadbare folk chords and tinged with the static hum of some plugged-in grief. https://open.spotify.com/track/7nSYreI8IQDkOgvGjTvjwy?si=bbfaa8073f824d01 There's a man in this track, though you never...

There is a peculiar kind of magic in watching people completely rewrite the script of their own public existence, which is exactly what The Marsh Family are doing with their sweeping debut album, "Hollow Chapters". You likely remember Ben, Danielle, Alfie, Tom, Ella, and Tess as the cheerful Kent collective whose viral parodies gave millions a reason to smile when the walls were closing...