CJ Jarratt, a solo purveyor of that early 2000s pop-punk sound we all secretly still crank up in our cars, has just dropped a new single, "Bad For My Teeth." And honestly? It feels like finding a half-melted candy bar in the pocket of your favorite old hoodie – sweet, familiar, and probably not very good for you, but you're going to devour it...

The Sven Curth Trio pushes back against our increasingly artificial landscape with their new album, "live at your local Waterhole". Serving as a deliberate defense of organic, human art, the release documents the trio doing exactly what algorithms cannot: sweating it out, improvising, and finding communal joy in a crowded room. https://open.spotify.com/album/3AN1GZsmhBUtD3j4yEZr4c?si=je3S2Y-NTYm73O_NV4LqHw The lineup is tightly woven. Sven Curth anchors the band on vocals, guitar, and...