Listening to Bloomfield Machine's new seventeen-track instrumental album, “Copium,” feels a bit like stepping into a terrarium during a quiet downpour. The title itself suggests a kind of modern, knowing self-delusion, the balm we apply just to get by. Yet, the music crafted by Huntington Beach’s Brian Kassan is far too sincere for pure cynicism. This isn’t the sound of giving up; it’s the...

Empty Pinata’s “I Have A Huge Crush On Doja Cat” – A Playful Ode to Modern Infatuation There’s something oddly refreshing about a debut single that doesn’t try to be everything at once. "I Have A Huge Crush On Doja Cat," a song by Alejandro Rodriguez's alter ego Empty Pinata, has become a big hit. The song sounds like an uncensored diary entry set to music....