Some songs are protests. Others are warnings. But a rare few are something else entirely: they are stories that transport you to another place, another time, another possible future. Ted Stanley’s “Shoreline” is one of those songs. It’s a piece of music that feels less like a song and more like a modern myth, a folktale carried softly across a rising tide. It’s a story...

Sloe Honey's "A Cup of Joe" album is an ephemeral love chronicle that is a resonating ode to raw emotions and the healing journey. Sloe Honey, better known as an intimate look into the soul of Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Melissa Stickley, presents a riveting journey of love, grief, and regeneration on her most recent extended play (EP), titled "A Cup of Joe." It's a sound story...