Casey McQuillen’s single “Better” arrives not with a bang, but with the quiet, decisive click of a well-made lock securing a door. It’s pop music, certainly, groomed and gleaming, yet beneath the surface bubbles a fierce kind of self-possession that’s less about demanding attention and more about curating who gets past the velvet rope of your own contentment. Coming from someone known for empowerment...

The UK-based collaborative duo Night Wolf dropped their new single "Unstoppable" today. This cinematic release seamlessly merges the talents of its two members, pairing the expansive, story-first sound design of producer and engineer Night Wolf with the intimately unguarded vocals of Norfolk singer-songwriter Lois Powell. https://open.spotify.com/track/2tDtfTmnzSfLVza4OOC5JH?si=ec644ccc84d1412e I often find it bizarre how stubbornly we lug our internal damage around, guarding a dormant kind of sadness like...