After the calls stop, the hardest part of a breakup is rarely being alone. It is the administrative problem of feeling: how does someone proceed after an old future disappears? Astian’s new single “How” holds that question there. It does not rush to fill it with a lesson, confession, or the sort of gleaming finality pop often prefers. Astian approaches the aftermath through a playful, stripped-back...

Peningo Riders share their new single "Love Ain't Everything" today, delivering a jolt of road-ready rock born directly from romantic frustration. Founder and frontman Eddie Pellon, alongside founder and guitarist Russ Davis, accidentally started this group when a routine guitar lesson derailed into a sprawling songwriting session. You can feel that spontaneous chemistry instantly. They lean heavily into classic Americana and the gritty energy...