Self-producing solo artist Blair Coyle has emerged from their Victoria, BC bedroom to release "Down The Line," a lo-fi indie folk single navigating the quiet ruins of familial estrangement. Woven together as an honest, one-sided letter directed at an unreachable relative, this alt-pop offering dissects the defensive walls and petty disagreements that drive blood apart. https://open.spotify.com/track/47vycsvGTX3QeNtFIXJpvv?si=381e7b06ce60405a The music circles itself, much like unresolved grief does. A...

Hotel Mira's new album, "Pity Party," makes an immediate, striking impact. Across twelve tracks, the collection delves into the turbulent world of intense relationships—the kind that feel essential one moment and dangerously volatile the next. Frontman Charlie Kerr, alongside guitarist Clark Grieve, bassist Mike Noble, and drummer Cole George, crafts a dynamic alt-rock soundscape filled with both emotional debris and moments of bright, sharp...