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...

If the Pac-Man arcade cabinet at the corner of a musty Scottish pub could talk, it might recount something akin to Rok's self-titled odyssey. Nigel Dunn, the one-man conductor behind this electrified locomotive, paints in phosphorescent streaks of emotion while clutching an aesthetic pulled straight from the neon abyss of ’84. Yet, “Rok” isn’t content with cosplay. No, this album doesn’t merely wear the...