There is a particular kind of clarity that only surfaces when a body has nothing left to give, the kind found on the last night of a run of shows, in a stairwell or a car park, somewhere between one place and the next. It was in exactly this kind of setting, a multi-story car park in Dublin, that Cork singer-songwriter Cathal Fitz wrote "A...

The moment Fading Yesterday unleashed the new single "Catching Fire", a strange, kinetic energy practically vibrated through my floorboards. At its core, the track is an incredibly intimate reflection from Justin Topol, mapping the exact day he met his wife. Topol provided the original lyrics and fundamental melodies, drawing on deeply personal themes of shaking off profound emotional defeat. He then utilized the AI...