Sometimes, the hardest part of chasing a dream is looking back at the people who helped you build it. That sharp, bittersweet feeling of standing at the door, bags packed, knowing everything is about to change, is exactly what Waterford singer-songwriter Adam Michael O’Shea has bottled up in his latest single, “One More for the Road.” Fresh off the success of his Hot Press featured track...

Listening to Violet Whimsey’s new EP, “PERSEPHONE,” is a bit like finding an antique music box that only plays minor chords. You wind it up, expecting a delicate tune, but what emerges is something far more shadowed, intricate, and possessed of a strange, chilling beauty. This is dark pop that doesn’t just brood; it excavates. https://open.spotify.com/album/0mrzzMpWVM7kKEWam6vTQP?si=D4ysByaOQCOEwElRdWm0Bg The collection is a descent, a guided tour through various...