Listening to the new DaLomonze EP, "Picture Day," is a study in deceptive portraiture. You’re told it’s about capturing a moment, a fixed smile for the world, documenting personal growth. The Cleveland artist’s vocals are certainly grand enough for a milestone, full-bodied and cinematic, with an orchestral sweep that feels both holy and expensive. But something is hiding in the gorgeous frame. It’s not...

Some cultural figures become adjectives before they even finish their careers. To act "Like Liam Gallagher" is to embrace a specific type of glorious, unrepentant arrogance. It is the art of standing completely still while the room around you catches fire, secure in the knowledge that you are the most interesting person present. Lewca understands this mythology perfectly. Following a life-threatening lung infection that forced a...