With The Vildes releasing "Manicure for the Strangers", I found myself instinctively checking my reflection in the black screen of my monitor, correcting a frown that absolutely no one was around to see. It’s an uncanny reaction, but then again, Ingvild Tafjord, Hilde Wahl, and Glenn Tvedt specialize in this specific breed of beautifully curated anxiety. They understand the weight of the mask. https://open.spotify.com/track/14FyhVuMhJ0bHGmlF08ztU?si=215d0df609044463 The track...

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...