Independent multi-instrumentalist Cheryl Craigie has returned with a synth-pop cover of the classic soul staple, "What's Going On". Performing every vocal line and instrument herself, Craigie reinterprets the iconic plea for peace through a distinctly electronic lens. https://open.spotify.com/album/5koCGV86w9A29rvROrYlF8?si=J54YA8O4S9aGeTGOHFJmkA The performance rests on a bizarrely fascinating contrast. Craigie’s voice rolls smoothly through undulating, soulful phrases, carrying a desperate message about war, brutality, and systemic hatred. Yet beneath...

Independent New Jersey singer-songwriter Dorian transforms the suffocating gravity of a lover’s quarrel into a pulsing summer fever dream on his new single, “OOO”. Serving as a prelude to his highly anticipated upcoming album, “Reconnected”, the track operates on a deeply human contradiction. Dorian tackles the agonizing psychological toll of a volatile romantic relationship the manipulation, the broken promises, the desperate craving for an...