Christopher Rodriguez, the prolific solo artist from Pueblo, Colorado, challenges our modern distractions head-on with his new single, "Whom Seek Ye". A father of five propelled by sheer biblical conviction, Rodriguez clearly doesn't care about playing nice with pop-music norms. Instead, he occupies an imposing, almost prophetic headspace here to demand we evaluate our deepest spiritual priorities. https://youtu.be/YXJVW5NMRxU When you actually sit with the track, its...

Ultan’s single, "The Tempest," erupts not so much into the room as it does through the floorboards, dragging with it the scent of wet wool and imminent confrontation. This Dublin solo musician, a cartographer of past agonies, presents an energetic rock piece that feels less like a song about history and more like a fragment of it, throbbing and urgent. The main riff careers...