Listening to RIOT SON’s new single, “Loneliest at Best,” is a curious exercise in emotional time-travel. The sound pulls you back to the early 2000s, to a time of angular guitars and heartfelt, frayed-collar vocals. It has that nervous, shimmering energy of indie rock that always sounded best on a pair of wired headphones, the beat prodding you forward even as the lyrics confess...

Carson Aday has distinguished himself in the ever-changing world of music as more than simply a pretty face. His heavenly singing voice has propelled him to the forefront of the music business. When Carson was 14, he received an electronic piano as a present, and this marked the beginning of his musical adventure. His skill was immediately apparent; the next day, he wowed his parents...