The Austin-based songwriter Alex Winters turns the terrifying act of emotional surrender into a towering alt-rock confession. There is a specific kind of silence that occupies a room right before a heavy truth is spoken aloud. It is thick, suffocating, and entirely self-imposed. We build fortresses out of our past traumas, stacking bricks of deflection and mortar of avoidance to guarantee nothing can ever hurt us...

We are happy to present you with music that will perfectly set the tone for your weekend. It's Friday. We always have your back when it comes to that, and our most recent find is Boney Derrington and he is out with "Oceanside" which features Jazzy Divine. Boney made it possible to dive into a lively musical dreamscape where the seductive notes of a modern...