Kevin Driscoll’s debut single, “Black It Out,” doesn’t so much introduce a new artist as it kicks open the door to a room mid-deconstruction. You’re immediately in the thick of it, dust in the air, surrounded by the emotional wreckage of something that was clearly, once, a home. https://open.spotify.com/track/02int8lfeW6gHlW85zb9Le?si=VphHuhmKSE68wTx4ebJ9ew That promised “catchy rhythmic guitar” has a beautifully troubled energy. It’s not a hook that invites you...

The Norwegian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tonje Gravningsmyhr turns loss, self-love, identity and imposter syndrome into a thoughtful pop album 'Maze' shaped by horns, patient craft and grown-up honesty. In the old stories of labyrinths, the monster is rarely the only danger. The greater fear is the corridor that looks familiar, the turn that repeats itself, the small panic of trying to remember who you were...