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...

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...