Cinnamon Rayne’s single “Caroline” doesn’t drift into your ears; it materializes, like damp chill seeping through a window frame you thought was sealed. This isn't the hazy comfort some dream pop offers. Oh no. This Rochester songwriter has brewed something far more unsettling, an urgent plea cloaked in eerie synth washes and vocals that hover with genuine concern, maybe even panic. https://open.spotify.com/album/3mnoY7Hz9lxIDtFfRE3mJB?si=xWTzRM53Q1yoohZTNzdwGA The sound itself is...

Empty Pinata’s “I Have A Huge Crush On Doja Cat” – A Playful Ode to Modern Infatuation There’s something oddly refreshing about a debut single that doesn’t try to be everything at once. "I Have A Huge Crush On Doja Cat," a song by Alejandro Rodriguez's alter ego Empty Pinata, has become a big hit. The song sounds like an uncensored diary entry set to music....