There is a surprisingly grounded gravity when Reigns and collaborating artist Waives deliver their new single "Closer Than Your Shadow", a release that catches you entirely off guard before swallowing the room. The track begins quite cautiously. Solitary, fragile notes repeat in a sequence of profound melancholy, dropping you immediately into that terrifyingly cold space of personal isolation. https://open.spotify.com/album/4vmfetQu8eJMEZclkyRh7F?si=kQv-B2DcRlWp2Jx2ptEFcA Then, the floorboards begin to rumble. Waives usually...

Robbie Rapids drops "Class 2 Rapids" onto the table like a heavy set of keys to houses you used to live in, but can’t quite remember the address of. This Atlanta-based Gen X rocker has assembled a collection that feels less like a polished studio product and more like a glove compartment mixtape that has survived three car wrecks and a cross-country move. It...