Jacob Chacko’s new single "Over The Top" hits with the specific intensity of a crowded escalator on December 23rd, but thankfully minus the existential dread. While Chacko is known as "Indie Music’s Champion of Positivity," this track feels less like a polite championing and more like a jubilant shout across a crowded room. https://open.spotify.com/track/7LUCC67PDnfZ3Cz7nvH4y8?si=b8fcabce132b43ea Musically, the track delivers on its promise of Organic Pop-Rock infused with...

Listening to “Small Town Syndrome” by thinking silly is an exercise in delightful contradiction. Dylan Morrison’s project, shaped here by the production hand of collaborator Margot Taylor, builds a sleek, propulsive chassis of dark pop and minimal techno, only to house an engine of pure, grinding ache. It’s the sound of someone forcing a smile so wide their face hurts, a dance track for...