Melbourne's TJ Howlett throws a shovel full of coal-dusted reality into the guitar-driven blues-rock furnace with his "Not Mine" EP. Two songs. Just two. But, my word, they carry the weight of generations. Suddenly, I'm thinking about Dorothea Lange's photographs, only... louder. https://open.spotify.com/album/6lCrWQGWQo9LsVDL94CR4k?si=97afEOrjR1WPe9AVG2pfgw "Not Mine," the title track, and then "Drinking Man" – they're not just following each other; they're wrestling in the dirt. This EP...

Philadelphia’s practicing attorney and EDM producer DJ Cards takes a massive, unexpected detour into the dark on his new single, "No Way Out." Usually known for crafting uplifting, cinematic progressive house under his "Lawyer Who Drops Beats" moniker, he traded the bright neon mainstage for a dimly lit, suffocating underground bunker here. https://open.spotify.com/track/0bjN8SWSTpx8Q16edUzpPC?si=d4e0d6817d3c469c The shift is violently jarring in the best way. The track ditches traditional melodic...