Ultan’s single, "The Tempest," erupts not so much into the room as it does through the floorboards, dragging with it the scent of wet wool and imminent confrontation. This Dublin solo musician, a cartographer of past agonies, presents an energetic rock piece that feels less like a song about history and more like a fragment of it, throbbing and urgent. The main riff careers...

JCCutter usually walks the dusty roads of faith and survival, but on "Tequila at Dawn", he has decided to sprint into the nearest dive bar and lock the door behind him. For a songwriter known for cataloging the endurance of the human spirit, this single acts as a release valve a pressure release that exchanges profound contemplation for a shot glass and a stomp. https://open.spotify.com/track/1sZE5Vqn1MFKbOAf9gpTOE?si=2c8b05245f554b40 The...