The first listen to The Sun Harmonic’s single "Glory Days" is a jarringly familiar experience, like finding a hot-rodded engine inside your grandfather's once-sturdy grandfather clock. It’s all driving, muscular rock and roll, a glorious punk-adjacent racket built by Kaleb Hikele, Dave Skrtich, and Ian McLennan to peel the paint from the walls. Yet, nestled inside that furious momentum is a narrator stuck fast,...

You should listen to Zachary Aldana's new single "Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)" while you can because it's sure to be a season-defining hit. This new version of Kelly Clarkson's holiday smash is full of life and energy, taking the infectious enthusiasm of the original and adding his soulful style and hypnotic depth of tone. While introducing a wider tone to his music, which suggests a...