Listening to “Small Town Syndrome” by thinking silly is an exercise in delightful contradiction. Dylan Morrison’s project, shaped here by the production hand of collaborator Margot Taylor, builds a sleek, propulsive chassis of dark pop and minimal techno, only to house an engine of pure, grinding ache. It’s the sound of someone forcing a smile so wide their face hurts, a dance track for...

Strumming the Strings of Reminiscence, Kendall Bowser Bares Her Heart on Her Latest EP, "Sober Truths". Melodic echoes of loss and longing have found a new voice in Kendall Bowser, a sensitive and introspective songwriter, who breathes life into the universal experience of yearning for "the one that got away" in her latest EP, "Sober Truths." With the lead single "Got Away," Bowser doesn't just expose...