Indie-Folk Sensation Ava Valianti Explores Unrequited Love with Poignant Storytelling "January" New music from Ava Valianti called "January" is out now. "January" shows how sad it can be to love someone from afar when you know they'd be happier with someone else. Ava Valianti is a great singer, songwriter, and producer, and her voice is very strong. Valianti, who is from Massachusetts, is still making big...

With the arrival of Archers New Rival and their single "Direction", I found myself tracing the jagged line of a crack in my ceiling, letting the melody dictate exactly how much that imperfection bothered me. The track initiates with a deception a clean, resonant melancholy that feels safe before suddenly mushrooming into a thick, distorted wall of heavy texture. It reminds me, oddly enough,...