Julia Kate, a 20-year-old sojourner in the land of melodies (a.k.a. a songwriting student at Berklee), just dropped "fake friends," and my initial reaction was… did a sentient Instagram filter write this? Not in a bad way. More in a "wait, is this the matrix?" way. https://open.spotify.com/album/5x6CaYde9gncmDI5KpIKkQ?si=2gYl_dQ4SFm3vAVffdX5Vg The song’s theme slaps you in the face, gently. It explores how, in our curated, perpetually-online existence, actual connection...

Shape of Water drops their single "Last Goodbye," and it hits like walking into a brightly lit kitchen the morning after a furious argument – everything’s superficially tidy, the chrome gleaming, but the air itself feels bruised, humming with absence. This electronic art rock outfit from Manchester, featuring Rossano Capriotti handling vocals, bass, and keys with Luca De Falco on guitar/backing vocals and Tom...