Ava Valianti represents something increasingly rare in contemporary music: genuine precocity without artifice. This Massachusetts artist, who is only fifteen years old, handles general themes with a level of emotional depth that is shocking. She shows that youth can bring out the best in complicated human experiences, rather than hiding them. "Distant," her sixth single, functions as a sonic archaeology of friendship's dissolution. The track excavates layers...

Chris Oledude brings a lifetime of civic agitation to a boiling point with his new single, “SAVE THE CHILDREN”. Serving as the seventh release from his debut album, “PREACHER MAN – VOL. 1”, the track acts as an uncompromising, teeth-bared condemnation of war's ugliest realities. https://open.spotify.com/album/6NfoPTElYpgQ3BT30K2BTa?si=uRv0N53sToCq0sFI0mjjYw At an age when many retreat into quiet comfort, this senior artist and activist keeps digging his heels into the...