Melbourne's TJ Howlett throws a shovel full of coal-dusted reality into the guitar-driven blues-rock furnace with his "Not Mine" EP. Two songs. Just two. But, my word, they carry the weight of generations. Suddenly, I'm thinking about Dorothea Lange's photographs, only... louder. https://open.spotify.com/album/6lCrWQGWQo9LsVDL94CR4k?si=97afEOrjR1WPe9AVG2pfgw "Not Mine," the title track, and then "Drinking Man" – they're not just following each other; they're wrestling in the dirt. This EP...

Grief has a way of changing the meaning of silence. Sometimes, it's in those quiet moments that we feel the people we've lost the most.  This piano-driven ballad by Andria Alston captures that feeling with remarkable honesty, offering a gentle reminder that while life ends, love endures. Inspired by the loss of her mother, the song isn't written to dwell in heartbreak alone. Instead, it explores...