Gianfranco Malorgio tackles historical displacement and generational departure on his electrifying new instrumental track, “An Immigrant’s Story.” While the Italian classical guitarist and composer is best known for launching the Gypsy jazz group Hot Club Roma and running independent imprint Papilio Records, his recent creative energies have gravitated toward scoring for films and documentaries. https://open.spotify.com/album/5RdYihwsMzBFWZH3Eosijj?si=MPO2ZBGWQymzKsS95TezgA This latest venture channels that cinematic sensibility into progressive and neoclassical...

Atlanta band Lotus Grove has shared "Ordinary People," the roaring second single pulled from their upcoming 12-track album project. Built upon a 15-year friendship forged in the sweaty anxiety of middle school, the group synthesizes their incredibly diverse backgrounds into something intensely physical. This latest cut leans hard into alternative rock and emo-pop, throwing a fast-paced, urgently emotional melody against a dense, fiercely propulsive...