Don Rello is not trying to scroll past the hard part. On "I Don’t Watch TV III", he puts fatherhood, grief and personal strain inside a seven-track Hip-Hop/Rap release. Released through RAPREC, the explicit album runs for 24 minutes and 41 seconds. Don Rello calls this his sharpest and cleanest work. For anyone meeting Don Rello here, "I Don’t Watch TV III" is the third entry...

Remy Smith’s "Short Ride Down" arrived not with a crash, but with the insistent hum of fluorescent lights in a waiting room you can’t quite leave. This slice of indie rock, edged with the introspection of folk, doesn't just sing about the Los Angeles hustle; it smells faintly of studio air conditioning and the specific anxiety of knowing your smile is part of the...