Leon Blanchard, a name perhaps faintly echoing from the mid-noughties indie surge, returns not with fanfare, but with a solitary signal flare titled "Astronaut". Hailing from Grimsby, a town known more for its fishing heritage than its celestial aspirations, Blanchard's new song does not really feel like a return, but more like a personal gearbox picked up after years of chatter. In 2007, his old band,...

The Las Vegas Cali Tucker’s latest single "Dandelion" transforms personal struggles into a powerful anthem of self-liberation. Cali Tucker is very familiar with country music; it is in her blood. She has strong ties to country music because her mother was a singer in the 1970s and her aunt is the famous country singer Tanya Tucker. After a successful  viral resurgence Cali re-released "Dandelion" after "Urban...