Listening to Bloomfield Machine's new seventeen-track instrumental album, “Copium,” feels a bit like stepping into a terrarium during a quiet downpour. The title itself suggests a kind of modern, knowing self-delusion, the balm we apply just to get by. Yet, the music crafted by Huntington Beach’s Brian Kassan is far too sincere for pure cynicism. This isn’t the sound of giving up; it’s the...

Allegra, the London-based singer-songwriter, once known for her dance-pop hits, has delivered a new single, "Refund" which is part of an EP released last year titled “Unsent Love Letters Vol1.” Turns out, emotional bankruptcy can be surprisingly... catchy? https://open.spotify.com/track/4OW5jcebS3AgdshIxSBNo0?si=6dcb8cb58b164fd9 "Refund" is all about demanding emotional recompense. Did someone say, 'auditing the ex'? Our speaker in the song has decided that 'I want my time, energy, and...