Lily Welch is a young American singer, songwriter, and composer who has been making waves in the music business with her distinctive combination of musical genres and cultural traditions. She is originally from the state of Vermont, United States. She was exposed to a wide array of lyrics and melodies at a young age due to the fact that she was brought up in a...

Before listening to a single note of Suris’ new album, “Pertinax”, I spent a few minutes just looking at the word. Pertinax. It has the distinct ring of a Stoic philosopher’s last defiant utterance or maybe a type of beetle known for its unusually stubborn shell. What a curious flag to fly for a collection of songs in an age of fleeting distraction. But...