Peningo Riders share their new single "Love Ain't Everything" today, delivering a jolt of road-ready rock born directly from romantic frustration. Founder and frontman Eddie Pellon, alongside founder and guitarist Russ Davis, accidentally started this group when a routine guitar lesson derailed into a sprawling songwriting session. You can feel that spontaneous chemistry instantly. They lean heavily into classic Americana and the gritty energy...

Have you ever felt a strange sense of nostalgia for a time you never lived in? Like a phantom limb for a past that isn’t yours. It’s a peculiar sensation, that anachronistic ache. Listening to “Lost,” the debut album from Dallas artist Jake Vera, evokes a similar feeling. It’s a record built with the tools of the 21st century, a collaboration forged in the crucible of...