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...

Andy Smythe's "Love Ain’t Free" Tackles Post-Brexit Struggles with Folk-Rock Flair As the UK goes through a very important general election, Andy Smythe's newest single, "Love Ain't Free," stands out as a powerful protest song that speaks to the hard facts of life in Britain after Brexit. The song, which skilfully brings to light the legal and financial problems that British people face when they want...