Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told” arrives with a sound you can almost run a thumb over, like worn corduroy. In an age of sterile, diamond-polished productions, this album is a defiantly handmade thing, tracked onto vintage cassette machines. The result is not a flaw, but an ingredient. A faint, persistent hiss breathes alongside the instruments, a ghost in the machine who...

Peningo Riders share their new single "Love Ain't Everything" today, delivering a jolt of road-ready rock born directly from romantic frustration. Founder and frontman Eddie Pellon, alongside founder and guitarist Russ Davis, accidentally started this group when a routine guitar lesson derailed into a sprawling songwriting session. You can feel that spontaneous chemistry instantly. They lean heavily into classic Americana and the gritty energy...