"America" from Dave Clark drops like a chipped ceramic mug onto a linoleum floor, not exactly a bang but you feel the thud. It's not about sparkly flag-waving; that much is clear from the first plucky guitar notes. It’s a story woven in threadbare folk chords and tinged with the static hum of some plugged-in grief. https://open.spotify.com/track/7nSYreI8IQDkOgvGjTvjwy?si=bbfaa8073f824d01 There's a man in this track, though you never...

Southern New Jersey singer-songwriter Matt DeAngelis tackles the immovable weight of modern existence on his striking new single, "Helpless To The Fire." An active storm chaser who intimately navigates the internal weather of an anxiety and OCD disorder, DeAngelis has long focused on transmuting dread into tangible hope. This latest track arrives as a sweeping classic rock ballad heavily informed by early David Bowie,...