Listening to Bloomfield Machine's new seventeen-track instrumental album, “Copium,” feels a bit like stepping into a terrarium during a quiet downpour. The title itself suggests a kind of modern, knowing self-delusion, the balm we apply just to get by. Yet, the music crafted by Huntington Beach’s Brian Kassan is far too sincere for pure cynicism. This isn’t the sound of giving up; it’s the...

London's alt-pop icon Francesca Monte teams with Fake Famili to create an emotionally charged sonic journey that transcends boundaries. Francesca Monte and Fake Famili’s "Push & Pull" doesn’t just defy expectations—it dismantles them. Imagine a seesaw where synth-pop precision meets gritty, garage-rock rebellion, each track a calculated move in a game of emotional chess. Francesca is an Italian singer, topliner songwriter and composer. She started playing...