Some tracks refuse to ask for your attention politely; they kick the door off the hinges instead. That is exactly what happens when you press play on 'Father Time & Mother Nature'. Texas singer-songwriter Clay DuBose is back after a twenty-year break, and he brought the heat with him. This is not a quiet, acoustic reflection on getting older. It is a full-throttle Americana rock record...

KAYTIE’s new single "Evil Person" arrives with the pristine, deliberate clarity of a single ice cube cracking in a silent room. For a piano-driven ballad, there is a surprising amount of sharp edges here. Kaytie Kear, the 20-year-old singer and songwriter behind the name, doesn’t just perform a song of heartbreak; she presents evidence. This is the autopsy of a connection so personal and...