Authenticity in music is a rare currency. In a time of polished productions and carefully constructed personas, an album like Lisa Jo's "Hood Rats" feels like a jolt of unfiltered reality. It is a record born not in a boardroom, but in the crucible of personal tragedy and immense resilience. The result is a collection of songs that are as raw and uncompromising as the life...

WESLYNN drops their single "Love and Let Go", and listening feels a bit like finding a perfectly preserved cassette tape from 1988 wedged in the glovebox of a surprisingly modern car. Here are Jared Geyer (Vocals, Guitar, Keys, Bass), Greg Olin (Guitar, Mix, Master), and Kevin Holmes (Drums), a trio seasoned by over a decade together, wrestling with that messy, human tangle of connection...