Near Death Experience's single, "Shake," arrived not so much as music, but as a sudden, urgent insistence. It’s London psych-rock-soul alright, but brewed with something fiercely immediate, demanding attention like a ringing telephone in an empty room. The core quartet – Ian Whiteling guiding the trip with vocals and guitar fuzz, Joshua Van Ness laying down a heartbeat that feels both frantic and locked-in,...

With his powerful voice and poignant storytelling, Andy Smythe reflects on the beauty and pain of loss in his latest release, "Tears Can Heal" Andy Smythe, the versatile singer-songwriter known for his impressive four-octave range, has just released his latest single 'Tears Can Heal'. This moving song comes after the high acclaim of the album "Poetry in Exile" It's about remembering, loss, and how music can...