Ettie, who was born and raised in London, is a phenomenon in the music industry because of her lyrical alchemy, which transforms cultural touchstones and personal histories into pure alt-pop gold. She is able to compose alternative pop songs that speak to the anxiety that is felt by millennials because of the gift of being able to play with words. Ettie, who has a degree in...

Independent power pop band Chandra has dropped their latest digital single, "Boom," a track that effectively scores the precise fraction of a second when a quiet cosmos collapses to form a brand new universe. Frontman and guitarist Chandra Nair frames true connection as a spiritual, highly reactive ambush. We all know the experience. You go about your week with a perfectly unassuming, guarded exterior,...