Sometimes the most honest music comes from the spaces between certainty and doubt. Blake Kelly knows this territory well. The Charlotte-based artist has spent his time moving between basketball courts, college classrooms, and recording studios, collecting experiences that fuel his latest EP, Guidance. "Left or Right" serves as the centrepiece of this four-track collection, and it arrives with the kind of laid-back confidence that suggests Kelly...

Ace Brion delivers a strikingly accurate study of romantic exhaustion on his new single "Seasons", capturing what it feels like to love someone who operates as a fluctuating climate. The PA/NJ-based independent artist approaches his alternative R&B and hip-hop blend with a firm grasp on music theory, turning a vessel for frustrated energy into an intentional, cohesive experience. https://open.spotify.com/track/1HUwLg44BnV6RNg3tcsd2P?si=XRpjpWCOTh6Stg1euUqJMg The track wraps you in a hazy,...