Sometimes you just need to hear guitars that sound like they are trying to break through the speakers. 'Rise', the new single from Australian alternative rock four-piece The Broken Rich, is exactly that kind of track. It grabs you by the collar immediately and refuses to let go until the final note rings out. There is no slow build or gentle introduction here. The band kicks...

With their new single “Backbone,” Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard carve out a gritty, swampy corner of dark Americana directly from the Dutch delta. Turner, operating as core songwriter alongside a rotating collective of collaborating friends, channels the kinetic friction of delta blues and stomp-and-holler rock to craft something deeply rooted and road-worn. https://open.spotify.com/track/7kOvoDCrUHtcHeQpZdYRvc?si=bbfa1f129d3840a2 The track locks into an insistent, cyclical groove that grabs...