Shawn Brown’s EP, "Into the Furious Light," doesn’t slip quietly into the stream of modern indie-folk releases; it instead cups its hands around your soul like you’re a candle in danger of flickering out. The Portland troubadour crafts songs that feel like fragments of conversations—maybe ones you walked in on too late or letters unsent to someone dear but no longer near. You’re never...

American Idol Alum Kylie Rothfield Blends 70s Soft Rock with Modern Pop in Latest Release "Never Loved Somebody" Kylie Rothfield, a powerful singer who has been on American Idol and Songland, has released her new song "Never Loved Somebody." This indie pop gem combines the warmth of soft rock from the 1970s with current pop tastes in a way that sounds both familiar and refreshingly new. Rothfield's...