In this new song, Bruklin expresses her sentiments, suggesting that staying friends is the best option because it's all you have to offer. The new song "Stay Friends" describes a situation where she is infatuated with a guy, but he can't provide the affection she wants; therefore, she doesn't see the point in continuing the relationship. It would be best if they remained friends. She sings...

Shawn Brown’s EP, "Into the Furious Light," doesn’t slip quietly into the stream of modern indie-folk releases; it instead cups its hands around your soul like you’re a candle in danger of flickering out. The Portland troubadour crafts songs that feel like fragments of conversations—maybe ones you walked in on too late or letters unsent to someone dear but no longer near. You’re never...