Empty Pinata – remember LA Rodriguez? – serves up the single "Bonfire," and honestly, the air changes slightly when you play it. It’s less like passively listening and more like discovering a singed diary page fluttering down a quiet street. The music itself is this curious contradiction, wrapping harrowing emotional shrapnel in the comforting gauze of indie-pop, flecked with soft rock warmth. A strangely...

Kid Travis is a talented maestro in the realms of R&B, rap, and alternative music, and he is quickly ascending the ladder of popularity. His music can be found everywhere, from grocery store aisles to the music charts. This up-and-coming artist is quickly becoming a must-listen in the lively music industry of today because of his audacious synthesis of several musical styles and his lyrically...