There’s a curious sort of old-soul gravity to Amelina’s single, “Step by Step,” one that defies the pop-rock sheen and the artist’s young age. The track opens with a resolute, almost stern, string and piano line that feels less like an invitation to a party and more like the sound of someone tying their shoelaces before a long journey. This is the sound of...

South Florida rock duo UNDAUNTED lays bare the suffocating gravity of hidden devotion on their deeply affecting new single, "Out of Reach." Serving as the lead entry for their forthcoming album, "Reach", this release finds lifelong friends Lesley Daunt and Howard Goldberg translating profound relationship trauma into a blistering alt-rock confessional. https://open.spotify.com/track/7ghcQvmv82BTpUZ7dSZfZR?si=989e5d35efd949d1 It begins innocently enough. A clean, chiming melody repeats its rhythmic plucked motif, playfully...