There is a particular heavy gravity to December afternoons, a specific slant of light that Gavin Fox manages to shoulder and inspect closely in his latest single, "Where I Belong". This isn't the shiny, plastic joy of commercial holiday tunes; it is the acoustic texture of the season as it is actually lived—often separated, occasionally lonely, and universally hopeful. https://open.spotify.com/track/54Xlu7cN2d8UiNJA6K1xG7?si=212baf49bb7d4c7f Fox, a Dublin-based storyteller who wears...

Some musicians don't simply make music for the sake of expressing themselves; they also do it to comfort listeners and bring them together. Among the rare breed of artists who can also empathise with their audience is the outstanding Christine Tarquinio. Christine's inventiveness is not limited to her projects; she makes it her duty to educate people about how she creates art. This kind of...