There is a specific, illicit thrill in turning off your alarm clock on a Tuesday just to watch the dust motes dance in the sunlight, and John Nicholas captures that exact frequency of rebellion in "Today With You". It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from him, and this return feels less like a polite knock and more like a friend throwing a pebble...

Listening to Shani Weiss's new single, "What's Left," feels a bit like stumbling upon someone’s deeply personal, slightly crumpled packing list before a monumental journey. Weiss, a Melbourne-based folk-rock songwriter and host of Indie Spotlight Melbourne, bottles a very specific kind of pressure here – the internal kind that feels less like a weight and more like a rising tide inside your own chest. https://open.spotify.com/album/56VjWTwzCr3bafDHSlUpN4?si=SWijn37SREeVVhxTs26DsQ There's...