Empty Pinata – remember LA Rodriguez? – serves up the single "Bonfire," and honestly, the air changes slightly when you play it. It’s less like passively listening and more like discovering a singed diary page fluttering down a quiet street. The music itself is this curious contradiction, wrapping harrowing emotional shrapnel in the comforting gauze of indie-pop, flecked with soft rock warmth. A strangely...

This kind of music has the potential to reach a wide audience, therefore you shouldn't settle for anything less than extraordinary performance and an impressive level of energy. A reminder of the power of music to forge relationships across oceans and continents, "Ole" features the powerful vocals of CCT Beats' recruits Jolly B and Danson. It is the song's unique combination of English and Tswana, a...