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,...

Lily Welch is a young American singer, songwriter, and composer who has been making waves in the music business with her distinctive combination of musical genres and cultural traditions. She is originally from the state of Vermont, United States. She was exposed to a wide array of lyrics and melodies at a young age due to the fact that she was brought up in a...