Rick Cassman serves up "JENNIFER JANGLE," and immediately you’re paddling in the bright, optimistic shallows of 1960s British Pop. You can almost taste the sherbet lemon fizz. Yet, knowing Cassman’s packing four decades of musical mileage – playing all the guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, and handling vocals here himself, mind you – suggests we shouldn't just skim the surface. This isn't merely throwback fun;...

Ace Brion delivers a strikingly accurate study of romantic exhaustion on his new single "Seasons", capturing what it feels like to love someone who operates as a fluctuating climate. The PA/NJ-based independent artist approaches his alternative R&B and hip-hop blend with a firm grasp on music theory, turning a vessel for frustrated energy into an intentional, cohesive experience. https://open.spotify.com/track/1HUwLg44BnV6RNg3tcsd2P?si=XRpjpWCOTh6Stg1euUqJMg The track wraps you in a hazy,...