The Fine Chairs have officially released their new album, "Wait To Be Seated", stepping out of their Hamburg headquarters to drop a dense, cathartic reflection on our era's worst contradictions. Operating out of their own Hell’s Kitchen studio, Sebastian Teufel (lead singer, guitarist, songwriter, and occasionally drums/bass) and Christian Urban (guitarist) tap directly into the melodic swagger of Oasis and late-era Beatles. But instead...

Some tracks do not ask for your attention politely; they kick the door off the hinges and demand you listen. That is exactly what happens the moment you hit play on "So Close," the latest alternative rock single from New York City's own Kim McClay. It hits with the same sudden, dizzying clarity as seeing your ex post a hard launch on Instagram. You know...