The first listen of Haus of Sound’s new single, “Mirage,” is like walking into a room where a beautifully ornate vase has just been shattered against a wall. There's a jagged, crystalline energy here, a collision of theatrical drama and raw, modern discontent. Evolving from their 2000s tribute roots, the Everett band has synthesized the best of that era’s angst—the coiled tension of early...

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...