Empty Pinata – remember LA Rodriguez? – serves up the single "Bonfire," and honestly, the air changes slightly when you play it. It’s less like passively listening and more like discovering a singed diary page fluttering down a quiet street. The music itself is this curious contradiction, wrapping harrowing emotional shrapnel in the comforting gauze of indie-pop, flecked with soft rock warmth. A strangely...

With the release of her most recent single, "All About You," Cristina Movileanu has gifted us with a delightful summer experience. This song is all about capturing those warm and fuzzy feelings and encasing them in an infectiously memorable melody, and it's obvious from the very first notes that this is its primary focus. But Cristina Movileanu is more than simply a singer, songwriter, and composer;...