Micah Rose-Trespeuch’s new album, "Coughing Up Blood," feels less like a listening experience and more like witnessing an urgent, almost involuntary act of transmutation. Rose-Trespeuch (piano, vocals), with Julien Baraness masterfully texturing the soundscapes and Gaetan Allard providing the often-fractured, sometimes thunderous pulse on drums, has crafted something akin to a diary written in volatile ink. One moment, you're amidst Chopin-esque piano runs that...

UK pop-rock band Chandra dropped a massive new track today, "Nessun Dorma (We’ll Win Again!)." The trio frontman and guitarist Chandra Nair, lead guitarist Mike Paul, and bassist Chris Wong have engineered a wildly unexpected blend of stadium rock bombast and cinematic, operatic flair. Give it a listen below. https://open.spotify.com/album/0tw1P54E7lEWT2YUlc00dY?si=2DS13-vjQT--Iv4r2nS9yw There is a highly specific, strange kind of psychological torture attached to caring deeply about a...