Exzenya steps directly into the emotional wreckage on her new single, "Forgiven for the Last Time." As an independent solo artist and the founder of Exzenya Productions, she approaches songwriting with the sharp observational eye of her background in psychology, conflict resolution, and applied behavior analysis. Yet nothing here feels clinical. Rather than waiting on an overdue apology from a deceitful partner, this musical...

At 2 a.m., the smallest thought can take over the room. Stargazer understands that escalation on Insomniac, a debut single that compresses insomnia, anxiety and emotional isolation into 2:27 of alternative rock, emo, electronic production and hip-hop-influenced delivery. It moves with the pace of someone trying to outthink their own fear, then finding that the mind has already sprinted ahead. The song refuses the easy...