If the Pac-Man arcade cabinet at the corner of a musty Scottish pub could talk, it might recount something akin to Rok's self-titled odyssey. Nigel Dunn, the one-man conductor behind this electrified locomotive, paints in phosphorescent streaks of emotion while clutching an aesthetic pulled straight from the neon abyss of ’84. Yet, “Rok” isn’t content with cosplay. No, this album doesn’t merely wear the...

Independent Los Angeles artist Fiore has dropped her new single "Baccarat Rouge", a seductive arrival ahead of her upcoming debut EP, "Heart on Fire". Originally from Dana Point, Fiore specializes in dragging our deeply internalized emotions out into the open, mapping the quiet things we feel while merely surviving the day. https://open.spotify.com/track/2Vjb2MrEoEwwYYeFEMLy0b?si=ngbV4UBkQjSbPlAtyPuMWQ She leans heavily into alternative pop and dark R&B on this outing. A thick,...