I saw a pigeon wearing a tiny top hat yesterday. It has absolutely nothing to do with Rich Allen's new single, "No Pinks", but, honestly, what does? The song unravels like a worn photograph, the edges blurry with regret, a silent conversation shouted in the spaces between plucked guitar strings. Allen, known around Tampa for his poignant songwriting, digs deep, like a fossil hunter...

The world desperately needed more excellent, beautiful songs like these; therefore, their arrival here couldn't have come at a better moment. To what do you attribute our success? The music video for the song "Love Maria" was created by Crazy Loop, and it is intended to make you feel as good as the song does. The song aspires to become the next anthem of popular culture,...