DownTown Mystic dives headfirst into romantic delirium on the new single, "Maybe Love's A Crime." The alter ego of American roots songwriter and producer Robert Allen often leans into dusty, guitar-driven highways, but here he pivots toward a rollicking, Dion-inspired rock 'n' roll shuffle that crackles with playful theatrics. https://open.spotify.com/album/5hag1wuNIwkrTxsrQhbckn?si=lbKlv0GvRuCYGVv9DJoNfg Anchored by a persistent, thumping rhythmic heartbeat and lively, percussive piano strikes, the arrangement leaves zero...

There is a peculiar kind of engine at the heart of "Half Evil" by Tomato Soup, and it runs not on gasoline but on disorientation. The Denver six-piece calls their sound "Motor-Folk," and it fits. The track has the chugging, forward-moving momentum of a vehicle, yet it seems to be driving through a landscape seen in a fever dream, where the signposts are all...