Right. So, Lillestrøm. Norway. Land of… well, apparently, intensely yearning folk-rock anthems now. Thomas And The Angry Hearts, shepherded into existence by Ronni Le Tekrø (of TNT fame, remember explosions?), have dropped "It's You," and the title isn't kidding. The whole thing is an extended, sometimes dizzying, ode to someone. https://open.spotify.com/track/29tj0tp8ydyTqXWuzvWEzv?si=7jGWO1lfQGWrz21iFr4kgA This isn't a casual, "hey, you're nice" kind of thing. This is full-blown, operatic (in...

Rosso Tierney unpacks a profound psychological weight on his new alternative metal single, "This Gun". Honestly, the track immediately pinned me to my chair. Tierney operates as a completely self-contained unit here, handling vocals, piano, guitar, and bass, and he uses that total control to build an impossibly dense, aggressive wall of sound. There is a relentless, heavily distorted thundering down in the low-end...