On his urgent new single "La La Land," Frankfort blues-rock singer-songwriter Trail Hawk confronts modern delusion with gravel in his throat and dirt under his fingernails. Dubbed "The True Asphalt Poet," the Kentucky musician draws straight from lived experience surviving homelessness, navigating recovery, and enduring the devastating loss of his son to addiction. He uses that background not to lecture, but to map the...

The song by Issy Winstanley is captivating; it has the ideal amount of atmosphere, and her laid-back manner is enticing. Her most recent single, "Never Have I Ever," exemplifies the naivety, fun, and openness that she is known for. Issy's goal with this song is to create an atmosphere in which the listener feels as though they are catching up with an old friend over a...