TJ Wagoner has emerged from his Phoenix apartment studio to share his single, "Big Talk, Little Thought." Working a blue-collar day job and tracking his music deep into the night, the independent solo artist handles every layer of creation himself, injecting this track with a gritty, sweat-stained authenticity. https://open.spotify.com/album/0YLXPquWmyLbqkRWWAysXD?si=Y0Mgh84YRK-2IzBS4Ckq3A The music leans heavily into the unfiltered aesthetic of 90s alt-rock. Carrying the chaotic, slightly rebellious energy...

There is a strangely magnetic pull to Paper Mountains’ released debut album, "An Olive Tree and a Warm Breeze." Toby Lloyd, the music producer, songwriter, and frontman steering this solo project, has stepped away from the background of crafting sounds for others to finally map out his own mind. Leaning into the soul and folk-pop sensibilities of Iron and Wine and Sam Cooke, Lloyd...