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...

Listening to Shani Weiss's new single, "What's Left," feels a bit like stumbling upon someone’s deeply personal, slightly crumpled packing list before a monumental journey. Weiss, a Melbourne-based folk-rock songwriter and host of Indie Spotlight Melbourne, bottles a very specific kind of pressure here – the internal kind that feels less like a weight and more like a rising tide inside your own chest. https://open.spotify.com/album/56VjWTwzCr3bafDHSlUpN4?si=SWijn37SREeVVhxTs26DsQ There's...