Fort Myers solo artist JR unpacks the heavy, digital baggage of contemporary isolation on his new country-rock single, "Back In The Day". Spurred by a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, the devoted father and husband found himself staring down mortality. He emerged from that scare with a poignant call for unity, cutting through today's profit-driven tech divisions and political unrest. We exist in a fractured landscape,...

Right. So, Lillestrøm. Norway. Land of… well, apparently, intensely yearning folk-rock anthems now. Thomas And The Angry Hearts, shepherded into existence by Ronni Le Tekrø (of TNT fame, remember explosions?), have dropped "It's You," and the title isn't kidding. The whole thing is an extended, sometimes dizzying, ode to someone. https://open.spotify.com/track/29tj0tp8ydyTqXWuzvWEzv?si=7jGWO1lfQGWrz21iFr4kgA This isn't a casual, "hey, you're nice" kind of thing. This is full-blown, operatic (in...