There’s a curious sort of old-soul gravity to Amelina’s single, “Step by Step,” one that defies the pop-rock sheen and the artist’s young age. The track opens with a resolute, almost stern, string and piano line that feels less like an invitation to a party and more like the sound of someone tying their shoelaces before a long journey. This is the sound of...

Listening to Shery M navigate the pulsating, anxious corridors of "Goin Gone" feels like watching a high-speed train pass a quiet station; you catch glimpses of faces in the windows, but mostly, it is just wind, velocity, and the undeniable sense that something is leaving forever. https://open.spotify.com/album/64HupTsSPKfqTMzg4hUtUf?si=tPYF-a9_S1iN8D1M_fJUWA The single arrives wrapped in the glossy sheen of Global Pop and Dance-Pop, yet the engine driving it is...