Allegra, the London-based singer-songwriter, once known for her dance-pop hits, has delivered a new single, "Refund" which is part of an EP released last year titled “Unsent Love Letters Vol1.” Turns out, emotional bankruptcy can be surprisingly... catchy? https://open.spotify.com/track/4OW5jcebS3AgdshIxSBNo0?si=6dcb8cb58b164fd9 "Refund" is all about demanding emotional recompense. Did someone say, 'auditing the ex'? Our speaker in the song has decided that 'I want my time, energy, and...

Before listening to a single note of Suris’ new album, “Pertinax”, I spent a few minutes just looking at the word. Pertinax. It has the distinct ring of a Stoic philosopher’s last defiant utterance or maybe a type of beetle known for its unusually stubborn shell. What a curious flag to fly for a collection of songs in an age of fleeting distraction. But...