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When words are not enough to weave and narrate a story, music is another way to console one’s weary soul. For New Laconia, their latest release Coming Home is a perfect example for this. Every note is splattered like paint on an empty canvas to tell a story, and it’s filled with emotions even words

Have you ever had something happen in a distinct place all at once, leaving you conflicted on what to think, and whether or not to cherish or move past it? In this song, memories and emotions are revisited, of what seems to be a string of joyous moments leading up to heartbreak. The New Citizen

Living for the moment, let the rhythm unfold! “Let The Good Times Roll” is a combination of the straightforwardness of disco music and the complexities of every element that makes up the entire song. Not only does it inflict the feeling of wanting to get up and dance, but it also radiates nostalgia with how

Let’s be honest: most love songs are either shouting from rooftops or weeping into a bathtub. What makes Maddy Low’s “To Be Near” remarkable is that it does neither and still manages to hurt in the best way. At just 18, Maddy Low (who already has award-winning film score work under her belt, because apparently

“All Along” by The Proper Hustlers doesn’t strut into the room demanding attention. Rather, it drifts in like a memory you didn’t invite but suddenly can’t stop thinking about. And in a musical landscape where volume is often mistaken for meaning, The Proper Hustlers have somehow managed to craft something far more dangerous: a quiet