A city can teach a person how to carry noise. The Liberties, with its old trade routes and close communal pulse, has long carried dense human music. From that inheritance, Zak Coghlan appears to have taken not only a taste for melody, but a belief that feeling becomes sharper when placed inside a story that can stand up under pressure. “Lead Balloon”, his new single...

Independent rap force Emme Rain is turning internet buzz into something tangible with “How I Pull Up,” a high-voltage new single that arrives at the intersection of confidence, momentum, and unapologetic self-expression.  With this new song, you can tell she is simply riding the wave surrounding her name and Rain uses the moment to sharpen her presence, delivering a record that feels built for repeat...