The Austin-based songwriter Alex Winters turns the terrifying act of emotional surrender into a towering alt-rock confession. There is a specific kind of silence that occupies a room right before a heavy truth is spoken aloud. It is thick, suffocating, and entirely self-imposed. We build fortresses out of our past traumas, stacking bricks of deflection and mortar of avoidance to guarantee nothing can ever hurt us...

WESLYNN drops their single "Love and Let Go", and listening feels a bit like finding a perfectly preserved cassette tape from 1988 wedged in the glovebox of a surprisingly modern car. Here are Jared Geyer (Vocals, Guitar, Keys, Bass), Greg Olin (Guitar, Mix, Master), and Kevin Holmes (Drums), a trio seasoned by over a decade together, wrestling with that messy, human tangle of connection...