Manchester's Rising Star Olivia Booth Channels Heartbreak into a Powerful Indie-Pop Anthem "A Kiss From Me To You" Olivia Booth, the emerging voice of Manchester's indie scene, has just dropped her latest single "A Kiss From Me To You," a track that sizzles with emotions and electric guitar riffs. Booth's growing skill as a singer and performer is shown by this self-written indie-pop gem, which solidifies...

With the arrival of Archers New Rival and their single "Direction", I found myself tracing the jagged line of a crack in my ceiling, letting the melody dictate exactly how much that imperfection bothered me. The track initiates with a deception a clean, resonant melancholy that feels safe before suddenly mushrooming into a thick, distorted wall of heavy texture. It reminds me, oddly enough,...