While Brooklyn, New York has given the world many great musicians, Nicholas Dante is the best of them all. Dante is queer and works as a singer, songwriter, and producer. By mixing high-concept concepts with cinema and history music, he tells difficult stories through his music. The name of Dante's first solo album is "Inferno," and it's not just an album; it's an experience. It's an...

Listening to RIOT SON’s new single, “Loneliest at Best,” is a curious exercise in emotional time-travel. The sound pulls you back to the early 2000s, to a time of angular guitars and heartfelt, frayed-collar vocals. It has that nervous, shimmering energy of indie rock that always sounded best on a pair of wired headphones, the beat prodding you forward even as the lyrics confess...