Shawn Brown’s EP, "Into the Furious Light," doesn’t slip quietly into the stream of modern indie-folk releases; it instead cups its hands around your soul like you’re a candle in danger of flickering out. The Portland troubadour crafts songs that feel like fragments of conversations—maybe ones you walked in on too late or letters unsent to someone dear but no longer near. You’re never...

Blending dream-pop, indie rock, and new wave, MatAre’s latest single “Under A Stone” confronts isolation with upbeat energy and emotional depth. Many people know Matt Rousseau as MatAre. He is a famous singer, songwriter, and very skilled musician from Atlanta, United States. MatAre writes songs that are emotional and mix styles like dream pop, indie rock, post-punk, and new wave. Because he has been away from loved...