Cali Tucker’s New Release "Country Couture" : A Bold Leap Into the Modern Music Scene. Cali Tucker's newest album is a nice change from her usual slick work. That is exactly why it works: it does not try to be everything to everyone. These days, music events are getting more interactive and sped-up songs are all the rage on TikTok. Tucker's work seems like a quiet...

Sam Ostler’s new single, “Lights,” then. It unfolds less like a sudden, intrusive glare and more like the slow, determined burn of a really good stage light finally finding its mark after a prolonged blackout. It’s pop, yes, vibrant and undeniably contemporary as advertised – clean lines, clear intentions. Yet, there’s a certain satisfying heft beneath the melodic uplift, a feeling that these notes...