Emerging from the gritty, eclectic sprawl of Long Island, unapologetic solo artist Allcapsallan has dropped his latest album, "Love & Loss". Operating at the restless intersection of street culture and digital innovation, he pieces together boundary-pushing melodies that chronicle the absolute chaos of modern dating. The record fundamentally acts as an EKG monitor for a modern romance. You can literally hear the vital signs spiking...

There's a curious jolt in hearing a title like "Us Against The World" from an act called The Cockney Cowboy. The name itself is a glorious contradiction, a pairing of gritty East London reality with the wide-open romance of Nashville. You half expect a joke, but what Justin Vella delivers is a dead-serious, straight-shooting country ballad that smells less of hay bales and more...