Adam Brice's "Never Is Too Late" landed on my desk – or, rather, materialized in my digital ether – and I've been wrestling with its echoes ever since. It's a curious beast, this album. Part rock anthem, part campfire confessional, with a splash of country twang that somehow doesn't feel out of place, which has themes running circles like wild horses, settling down around...

The NYC band’s second album races through grunge riffs, wild theatre, bruised jokes, and rock attitude built for repeat plays. "Die About It" kicks in like someone knocked over the mic stand and decided that was the correct intro. Ridiculous Bitch are back with their second full-length album, and the New York City crew sound louder, sharper, and way too alive to be filed under...