OpCritical's "Parachute" is a chant for people who demand freedom, justice, and joy in their lives and their nations.

I truly just went in expecting a chill acoustic tune from Kevin Honold, but instead got smacked in the face with joy. "Waterfall" is a really fun listen.

Beat The Drum's 'Try a Little Bit Harder' starts slow with a piano melody that pulls you in with some muted beats. I am not sure what the technical terms for it are, but it sounds more like someone gently tapping something with their hands instead of drums.

"Watch Me Die Inside" is highkey more of a psychological exhibit, like, three rooms, each one illuminating a different state of internal collapse, each one refusing to look away.

Vemalo's "Sense of Home" is about searching for somewhere you feel safe, loved, and held. It may be a place, or a person, who just feels like home, you know?

Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard's "The Shadow Remains" was written from the inside of a survival-mode spiral. Literally, the track captures what it feels like when fear becomes so eerily familiar it starts to feel like furniture!

Damien Cain's "Caleb (JD Radio Edit)" is a piano-driven, pop-rock ballad about memory and loss, followed by a beautifully done male duet.

Korda Korder's new release, "Everything You Ever Wanted To Be", begins just as good coming-of-age movies do: with a drumbeat establishing itself, followed by a guitar riff that sounds almost like a remembered melody.