Some tracks simply refuse to wait politely for your attention; they pull you right into the middle of the messiest, most thrilling part of growing up. "Kinda Love It" is exactly that kind of record. Romanian pop artist Francis On My Mind has returned with a new single via Universal Music Romania that bottles up the exact second a friendship crosses the line into romance. It...

Flavor Wave’s single, “The Optimist,” arrived less like a declaration and more like someone tentatively drawing back a dusty curtain on a grey afternoon. From West Chester, PA, these five lifelong friends – Kyle Loedel (vocals, lyrics), Matthew Stretch (lead guitar), Patrick Blair (rhythm guitar), Noah Montgomery (bass), and Joshua Speaker (performer/drums) – typically tread alternative rock paths nodding to influences like The Strokes....