Mystic Muse's "Never Dating Someone Called Emilio Again" - Raw Emotion Meets Artistic Liberation In the independent music scene, where style and sincerity often go head-to-head, French singer Mystic Muse gives something incredibly real. She did not make her new single "Never Dating Someone Called Emilio Again" in a million dollar studio; she did it all by herself, and it is even stronger for it. This song...

"America" from Dave Clark drops like a chipped ceramic mug onto a linoleum floor, not exactly a bang but you feel the thud. It's not about sparkly flag-waving; that much is clear from the first plucky guitar notes. It’s a story woven in threadbare folk chords and tinged with the static hum of some plugged-in grief. https://open.spotify.com/track/7nSYreI8IQDkOgvGjTvjwy?si=bbfaa8073f824d01 There's a man in this track, though you never...