Hearing Olivia Cox and her latest single "Made Friends" feels a bit like realizing your house is a mess and finally deciding that the laundry pile looks quite artistic exactly where it is. It is a soulful, strobe-lit confrontation with the realization that we rarely, if ever, actually have our hands on the steering wheel of life. https://open.spotify.com/track/0eIzAu5njSZeHhcqQQjTbZ?si=b4de856171c346b7 The track dives into the relief of surrender....

NYRE, a name that might conjure up images of a misplaced Scrabble tile, delivers something far more resonant than random letters with their new EP, "Avoidant." It’s a four-track dive into the deep end of heartbreak, the kind that leaves you feeling like you’ve accidentally swallowed a handful of gravel and regret. I can’t help but think of those old grainy black and white...