If the Pac-Man arcade cabinet at the corner of a musty Scottish pub could talk, it might recount something akin to Rok's self-titled odyssey. Nigel Dunn, the one-man conductor behind this electrified locomotive, paints in phosphorescent streaks of emotion while clutching an aesthetic pulled straight from the neon abyss of ’84. Yet, “Rok” isn’t content with cosplay. No, this album doesn’t merely wear the...

UK pop-rock band Chandra dropped a massive new track today, "Nessun Dorma (We’ll Win Again!)." The trio frontman and guitarist Chandra Nair, lead guitarist Mike Paul, and bassist Chris Wong have engineered a wildly unexpected blend of stadium rock bombast and cinematic, operatic flair. Give it a listen below. https://open.spotify.com/album/0tw1P54E7lEWT2YUlc00dY?si=2DS13-vjQT--Iv4r2nS9yw There is a highly specific, strange kind of psychological torture attached to caring deeply about a...