Before listening to a single note of Suris’ new album, “Pertinax”, I spent a few minutes just looking at the word. Pertinax. It has the distinct ring of a Stoic philosopher’s last defiant utterance or maybe a type of beetle known for its unusually stubborn shell. What a curious flag to fly for a collection of songs in an age of fleeting distraction. But...

Serbian-Chinese Artist Realma Interweaves PTSD Struggles with Synthpop Sounds in 'Down the Railway Spine'. Feeling the pain of battle and PTSD with an incredibly touching art, Realma conveys in her new single 'Down the Railway Spine' that she is also experiencing the stormy seas of trauma. Hailing as an emotional pick from Bor, Serbia, Realma's experimental singing is intensified with its rising music landscape, which marks...