Christmas is often associated with celebration, togetherness, and happiness, but this is not everyone's experience. In "Silent Night (Lonely Night),&q…

The trick to reworking a Christmas song we all know is to do justice to its original identity and give us a reason to hear it anew. Brother Maven meets that ch…

Poverty, hunger, and homelessness are realities that can affect lives across generations. In "Answers Not Lies," The Beat Generation asks these hard …

A song can stay true to its original words and grow deeper as its writer ages. Kristina Aglinz's new Christian pop song, "Heaven Is Shining Bright,&qu…

Sandy Martin's new release, "Ice Candy," is based on when you have it all but can't get the one thing you want more than anything. She's …

It is hard not to have an answer when feelings and important decisions are involved. Halina Shumer's release "I don't know" explores that dis…

Hearing someone say they love you should be a comfort. The words can mean something else when ambiguity exists between two people. D. D. Wayne explores that em…

Fear and conflict can tear apart communities, and we need compassion now more than ever. Havilah Rand tackles this tension on "Blood and Oil," a soul…

As a person grows, it is not often linear, especially when it involves working through hard thoughts and experiences to understand. Singer-songwriter Alfie Mye…

The distance between two people can feel especially wide when Christmas comes around, when the season is full of reminders of familiar places and the comfort o…

The idea here is that music begins with wanting to say something, and The Bustermoon made that idea the core of "In My Mouth." The single is the titl…

Between work, family, and the day-to-day, there's not much time for spontaneous fun. So time with friends can feel particularly precious. That familiar exp…