Wichita native Dax wades straight into the terrifying, hollow quiet of a spiritual crisis on his explosive original single, "God, Can You Hear Me?". Rooted in an existential reckoning he faced at age twenty-five, the Christian rap and alternative hip-hop track intentionally strips away the deafening static of modern life. He wants to clear the room, desperately trying to catch a single divine frequency. https://open.spotify.com/album/4LK1D5Nz0hAzEXyN4G2zMd?si=WemquaSLRWKsq8iz-RlGhQ Listening...

There is a specific variety of artistic audacity required when Ferdinand Rennie approaches the microphone for "The Prayer". Most of us associate this David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager composition with massive duets two voices attempting to hold up the ceiling of a cathedral. Yet, Rennie has chosen to return to the track, stripping away the partner he had in his 2023 version to...