There is a strange gravity to those who seem entirely unbothered by the weight of expectation. They move through rooms with a careless grace, leaving a trail of minor disruptions that somehow only add to their charm. It is a phenomenon well documented in the annals of pop culture, from the brooding rebels of mid-century cinema to the unkempt guitarists of the early two-thousands indie sleaze...

“Hangin On” makes letting go feel like a workout for the hands. Julia Appleton’s new indie-folk single takes a familiar moment, packing up a place full of history, then refuses to tidy up the feelings around it. The song came from helping her boyfriend sell his childhood home. This is a release about memory, movement, and the bruising pause before a person admits that forward...