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Not quietly will Exzenya enter the arena at 56. On concrete warmed by old fires, beer bottles create clinking noises far away, and static fills the air; she tells it how it is. Her latest single, "That Is The Story Of My Life" wraps up the final chapter of her entire 12-track arc with an exclamation point! Not shiny, not understated, just learned through hard work. With a driving pop/rock beat and an anthem-style chorus that raises you up without begging for permission, yet

Sabrina Nejmah , who is seventeen years old, has been exposed to a wide range of emotional intensity in her writing. Since being born in 2008 in Hamburg to a Moroccan mother and German father, she has always been surrounded by different languages as well as a variety of textures — concrete from growing up in Germany and salty air from being near the ocean, having family dinners at home and listening to music on headphones late into the night. Her first book, "Deep End," showc

In a little studio in London, the faint smell of beer and electricity lingers in the air, and Richard Green is on a quest for melody, much like guitarists try to be fast. However, he takes the opposite route, picking mood and texture over fast and flash; he would prefer ash than exploding fireworks. Richard was born in Milan; since 2012 he has been shaped into who he is today in the concrete passageways of London. He was built on discipline—a higher diploma, a degree as a mus

When the air in Tampa has a flavor of beer, salt, and the streetlights sing, Bill Barlow writes. He writes not for the sake of trend or algorithm; he writes due to his need for survival, for clarity, and for that moment when all the noise has died down, but you still have concrete truth. Out from the Shadows—his fourth and best album—feels less like an album and more like a journey of crossing. Twenty-three songs; no shortcuts; pop songs with hooks that are so sharp they cou