The last straw arrives quietly: I know who this person is, and I am done negotiating. Ally Cribb catches that switch in “Stand Back,” a country-pop single that puts self-respect ahead of another round of apologies. The 2025 four-minute record speaks to anyone who has confused patience with permission. Its title hits like a raised palm, immediate and impossible to misunderstand. Cribb is a Toronto-born singer-songwriter...

Only a few examples of cinematographic achievement have been able to accomplish such feat as weaving innovation with emotional depth in a manner as smooth as in Father and Daughter ( Dame Zina). The duo is back with a new single, "Eau" (French for "Water") that is catchy and emotional. They integrate their personal feelings and experiences with life more subtly but still engagingly, adding...