On his poignant new single “Still Fighting,” Panama-born, U.S.-based songwriter and producer ErickOscar confronts deep adversity with sheer, stubborn grace. Drawing from over three decades of musicianship across eclectic genres, he crafted the inspirational pop ballad for a close friend navigating the grueling physical and emotional toll of chemotherapy. https://open.spotify.com/track/2g0DF4UW241zq83SYHFEmo?si=mo8jO8X8T2-pYL3VWkSJjw Severe illness has an uncanny way of shrinking existence down to clinical regimens and raw endurance...

Some records do more than ask for your attention; they sit down right next to you, hand you a tissue, and wait for you to stop pretending everything is fine. Light Bird's debut album 'See Her' is exactly that kind of record. Released a few years after singer and songwriter Danni Hoshino came out as a trans woman, this eleven-track collection hits like a late-night...