Maverick Smith’s “We Make Fire, They Make Smoke” lands not with a thud, but with the distinct, satisfying crackle of something catching alight. It’s a title that carries the grit of the Ohio Valley in its consonants, a resolute statement from a band – Paige Bosic on commanding vocals and rhythm guitar, Sean Boynes sculpting soundscapes on guitar, Jim Courtney’s intricate drumming, Charlie Kovach’s...

British Ghanaian artist Ginius blends Afro-fusion and R&B in her self-produced track "Come," capturing the emotional evolution from isolation to connection. “Come”, the self-produced track by Ginius depicts the stage of dating where you mourning the old whiles trying to embrace the new. One may describe the song as the phase where you go and call on your creator (God) simply because one’s feelings have been...