Listening to the new EP from Mahto & The Loose Balloons, “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue,” is like opening a wooden box found in an attic. The contents aren't keepsakes, but vows—four jagged promises made to oneself in the quiet aftermath of a great uncoupling. https://open.spotify.com/album/3tCZ38eK4scP2ncv8ga7WM?si=RJGgjZhlQSWNOxxaRbKPZg This is music that breathes the air of the room it was born in. Mahto Addison-Browder’s voice...

Jacob Chacko’s new single "Over The Top" hits with the specific intensity of a crowded escalator on December 23rd, but thankfully minus the existential dread. While Chacko is known as "Indie Music’s Champion of Positivity," this track feels less like a polite championing and more like a jubilant shout across a crowded room. https://open.spotify.com/track/7LUCC67PDnfZ3Cz7nvH4y8?si=b8fcabce132b43ea Musically, the track delivers on its promise of Organic Pop-Rock infused with...