Irish singer-songwriter, producer, and ethnomusicologist Peadar Connolly has released his new single, "The Feeling is Over." It is a curious piece of cinematic pop that navigates the messy aftermath of a breakup with startling, amicable grace. Originally conceived as an upbeat dance-pop track, Connolly completely dismantled it. https://open.spotify.com/track/0uhseinM8QeEO2yu4oLLbi?si=-dmNgPRbT7yHU5N8P7ri5w He reassembled the bones into a lush, spacious ballad built on an unusual bedrock of orchestral swells, digital...

There’s a strange comfort in calling your personal disaster a fairytale, and Jeremy Ryan’s new single, “My Fairytale,” lives entirely in that conflicted space. This isn't the storybook of our youth; it's the grim, dog-eared version one finds in a dusty attic, its moral hopelessly smudged. https://open.spotify.com/track/0qn6YtxVNcUmPZhjwxoCIb?si=ac355c4e77274635 Ryan sings of a rainbow devoid of its colors, an idea that for a moment made me think of...