The Austin-based songwriter Alex Winters turns the terrifying act of emotional surrender into a towering alt-rock confession. There is a specific kind of silence that occupies a room right before a heavy truth is spoken aloud. It is thick, suffocating, and entirely self-imposed. We build fortresses out of our past traumas, stacking bricks of deflection and mortar of avoidance to guarantee nothing can ever hurt us...

Rising Star Zohd Merges Rap, Experimental Sounds, and Dance Beats in Latest Release "A Western" EP Zohd's new EP "A Western," a lively mix of rap, experimental sounds, and pulsing dance beats, is becoming a big deal in the music world. Zohd has been pushing the limits of his art since he started making music professionally in 2023. He does all of the work himself, writing,...