Dylan Forshner's new EP, “Hopeless Optimism,” presents itself not so much as a collection of songs but as a series of candid diary entries set to intricately picked acoustic strings. This five-song journey from the Welland, Canada artist begins in a place of palpable internal wrestling, where the lyrics – and Forshner’s delivery – map out the grim territories of being overwhelmed, using substances...

Glytsh, which consists of the French singer Jennifer Diehl and the Swiss guitarist Claire Genoud, leaves an everlasting impression on the musical landscape of the whole world with a booming intensity that shatters the stillness and darkness that seeps into the very core of the listener. The Unique Fusion of France and Switzerland Strikes a Chord with Their Metal Melodies and an Underlying Mission of...