Deleting a text thread is easy. Deleting the person who changed the meaning of a street, a guitar chord, or a quiet afternoon is another matter. That friction powers “Washed Away,” Laji George’s new alternative rock single, a four-minute release that turns the fantasy of erasing a former love into a pressure point. The New York singer, songwriter, and Pseutopia frontman borrows the premise of Eternal...

When 7Z MAXI released his latest single, "Back From The Dead", the collision between the unforgiving pavement and the holy pulpit feels surprisingly organic. The Philadelphia-based solo artist, sometimes operating as Holy Boy Maxi, is tunneling straight back to the gritty, nostalgic energy of 2012 underground drill music. He is handing down a heavy, paradox-laden survival guide directed at the youth navigating treacherous environments...