The seasoned songwriter Patti Zlaket drops a highly anticipated album 'Dance Again' that trades nostalgia for immediate, undeniable joy. Some records arrive politely, asking for your attention with quiet grace. Others kick the door off the hinges and demand that you start moving immediately. Patti Zlaket has chosen the latter approach with her highly anticipated new album. After stepping away from the microphone for two decades,...

There’s a curious sort of old-soul gravity to Amelina’s single, “Step by Step,” one that defies the pop-rock sheen and the artist’s young age. The track opens with a resolute, almost stern, string and piano line that feels less like an invitation to a party and more like the sound of someone tying their shoelaces before a long journey. This is the sound of...