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6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (197+ words) “Morning Sun” gets things moving with heavy, deep bass and thumping beats, immediately giving the album a sturdy pulse. Over it, Kilby’s husky yet light voice bounces through the arrangement with catchy phrasing, vibrance and an almost weightless sense of…...

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6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (368+ words) Independent rock artist TrixxStarr turns a deceptively simple question into an increasingly unsettling meditation on excess with “Enough.” The song circles around the idea of having everything you supposedly need and still being left wondering whether any of it actually…...

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2+ week, 24+ min ago   (198+ words) Lexington-based independent artist Perpetuate The Struggle is turning tragedy into triumph with his groundbreaking hip-hop album, The Good Fight. Operating as a true one-man creative powerhouse, he writes and composes every element himself, harnessing cutting-edge AI technology alongside digital audio…...