Alina’s "Cordially Invited" makes room for a decision many people postpone: stop protecting someone who has not protected you. Her sophomore EP puts it beside another fear, letting somebody new in. The Brighton singer-songwriter puts its first two songs against bad behaviour. The last two face new-relationship anxiety and the changes it may bring. This four-song layout gives the pop-rock and indie-pop release quick direction. It is...

Fifteen years after Chet Nordy wrote a song for his wedding, “For You” arrives with the volume turned up. The 2026 rock love ballad does not treat its past as a sentimental museum piece. It takes an acoustic declaration and gives it guitar licks, a communal chorus and an acoustic close that points back to where the idea began. For listeners tired of romantic songs that...