Stephen H. Cumberbatch (also known professionally as C’batch) bridges the past and present on his latest instrumental release, "The Vault 1 (C’batch Smooth / Rough)". Operating out of White Plains, New York, where he runs the independent Stevette Music, Inc. with his wife Yvette, C'batch took a remarkably reflective approach here. By blowing the dust off unresolved concepts from his past *Unfinished Business* era,...

TJ Wagoner has emerged from his Phoenix apartment studio to share his single, "Big Talk, Little Thought." Working a blue-collar day job and tracking his music deep into the night, the independent solo artist handles every layer of creation himself, injecting this track with a gritty, sweat-stained authenticity. https://open.spotify.com/album/0YLXPquWmyLbqkRWWAysXD?si=Y0Mgh84YRK-2IzBS4Ckq3A The music leans heavily into the unfiltered aesthetic of 90s alt-rock. Carrying the chaotic, slightly rebellious energy...