Because we all struggle with the same things, we take it for granted that music will be easy to understand. A new song by Dre Carlan titled "Hope" was just released recently. In it, he recounts some of the more sensitive incidents that have occurred in his life. His parents struggled with their health while raising him as an only child, and it is the subject...

Listening to the new DownTown Mystic EP, "Mystic Highway", is a bit like finding an old, perfectly worn-in roadmap in the glovebox of a brand new car. It has the feel of something essential, something foundational, yet it’s being used to navigate a landscape of blindingly modern anxieties. Robert Allen, the architect behind this project, isn’t just playing classic rock; he's conducting a seance...