For anyone in a rough patch, “sit back baby” by néomi can serve as a vessel for positive affirmations to get you through. “sit back baby” shines when you examine its lyrical contents, which is served by the stripped back, relaxing instrumentation. Néomi acknowledges the inevitable pains, troubles, and assorted difficulties that come from simply existing: all of the things that never feel okay. However, the fact that trials and tribulations are to be expected makes those thing

Nashville-based alt-pop artist Alex Ray  rips the filter off with her long-awaited debut EP, MESSY , arriving October 17. Equal parts confessional and cathartic, MESSY  is Ray’s unflinching portrait of mental health, mania, heartbreak, and the chaos that comes from facing yourself without flinching. Featuring standout tracks “Boy You Ain’t,” “Drivers Side,” “Wasted,” “Yours To Use,”  and focus/title track “Messy,”  the five-song collection is stitched together by razor-sharp

Charlotte Sands has built her career on turning emotional truth into anthemic, genre-defying pop—and with “Afterlife,” she raises the bar yet again. The track is a soaring alt-rock ballad about love that transcends time, a connection so deep it feels written into the fabric of the universe. Haunting yet euphoric, “Afterlife” perfectly captures Charlotte’s ability to balance raw vulnerability with unapologetic power. From the opening notes, the song pulses with life. Layered g

Coming around to fall, I found myself visiting the song “Love in Reverse” released earlier this summer by Seafret. It’s a bittersweet song with a beautiful guitar carrying the heartbreaking lyrics. They sing, “As you were when we met/ Picture of happiness/ That's the you I can't forget/ The one I lost but won't regret/ You know I'd do it all again.” A beautiful image of the good times of a relationship still lingering in moments when that time has passed, possibly never to be