Andy Smith confronts the massive, suffocating scale of global displacement on his gripping new single, "No Way Home." Originally from Bristol and now based in South Australia, the multi-award-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist usually exercises complete control over his piano, bass, drums, and guitar. Yet, this alternative rock track chronicles a terrifying moment of total powerlessness. It draws from a real-life travel nightmare, capturing Smith...

Bad Valentines offer up their new EP, "Memory Tattoos," and these four songs arrived like a bundle of stubbornly persistent wildflowers pushing through cracked pavement. This Helsinki quintet, veterans of the Finnish indie scene, isn't peddling easy comforts; they’re dragging the raw, beautiful mess of existence into the flickering neon glow of their glam-punk-pop leanings. https://open.spotify.com/album/225MfCZIbTNTA5m9tOollK?si=CeZ8sF8qTwWuZ1dLciMy-g The EP itself feels like being buttonholed by someone with...