Lemonboy Shines with Vulnerable and Lush Debut Album “LEMONBOY” Nowadays, when people carefully choose who they are and how their music sounds, it's surprisingly nice to hear an album that wears its heart on its sleeve like a badge of bravery. Lemonboy's debut album, "Lemonboy", sounds less like a group of songs and more like a conversation between the artist and the listener. The album starts...

Sam Ostler’s new single, “Lights,” then. It unfolds less like a sudden, intrusive glare and more like the slow, determined burn of a really good stage light finally finding its mark after a prolonged blackout. It’s pop, yes, vibrant and undeniably contemporary as advertised – clean lines, clear intentions. Yet, there’s a certain satisfying heft beneath the melodic uplift, a feeling that these notes...