Andy Smythe's "Love Ain’t Free" Tackles Post-Brexit Struggles with Folk-Rock Flair As the UK goes through a very important general election, Andy Smythe's newest single, "Love Ain't Free," stands out as a powerful protest song that speaks to the hard facts of life in Britain after Brexit. The song, which skilfully brings to light the legal and financial problems that British people face when they want...

Sam Ostler’s new single, “Lights,” then. It unfolds less like a sudden, intrusive glare and more like the slow, determined burn of a really good stage light finally finding its mark after a prolonged blackout. It’s pop, yes, vibrant and undeniably contemporary as advertised – clean lines, clear intentions. Yet, there’s a certain satisfying heft beneath the melodic uplift, a feeling that these notes...