Music
Izzi Stone’s “Hey Hey” is a timeless groove for the modern soul
Izzi Stone’s latest single, “Hey Hey,” provides proof that true innovation comes from knowing your history. Such a case is made out of this track, on which Stone blurs the lines between different generations and erases them all together. “Hey Hey” has a polished elegance that only someone who has a full understanding of jazz could exude. Stone has no interest in just replicating the past, she braids jazz’s lush textures and deep traditions into something unmistakably modern.
It’s a fusion that goes down easily and often a bit surprisingly, but that’s also clearly the result of her efforts to straighten everything out. The track breathes with soul and with confidence. The song is polished, from the smoky horn lines to the tasteful rhythm section given a moment in the warm light. There’s an undertow of electricity here, a sense that this is jazz with a working modern engine, pushing it forward through new emotional territory. Izzi Stone’s voice is a model of clarity and cool, warm and well centered. It’s the sort of performance that sneaks up on you, that stays with you because it’s true.
“Hey Hey” is for the overnight dreamers, the wax collectors, the ones who want depth in a shallow world. It also tips its hat to the greats and then reaches for something new, making it feel just right for anyone stuck in two worlds. With “Hey Hey,” Izzi Stone has found a lane all her own. A song this recognizable and new at once doesn’t come along very often. Radio’s love affair with vintage is complicated; there are always old-fashioned approaches, but they can grow sentimental. “Hey Hey,” asks listeners to slow down, lean in, and get lost just as if that sound is timeless.
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Lana Crow turns challenges into a celebration with “Laugh With You”
“Laugh With You,” the latest single from Lana Crow, is a sincere rallying cry to embrace life in all its messy, beautiful mess. In the song, indie pop and alt-pop combine to deliver an emotional blow that feels both personal and universal.
“Laugh With You” feels like an instant connection, and Crow is telling you stories of hard times with a cozy, knowing smile. This song is as much about struggle as it is about how strong you are. It serves as a reminder that these struggles are simply what give us the strength to keep going, even when life is tough.
Crow encourages people to welcome them, create happiness in the cracks, and laugh even as the world gets heavy. The result is a song that delicately nudges you to love and embrace yourself. It is an anthem for anyone experiencing tough times who refuses to give up hope. Lana Crow continues to demonstrate her songwriting skills, both musically pleasing and emotionally rich, with “Laugh With You.”
It’s a reminder that it’s how we respond to tough times, rather than how they affect us, that’s key. With this song, not only does Crow provide us with music, but she also lets us know that sometimes a laugh is what we need to remember that there is always something to smile about and that, even when it feels like life has waged war against you, laughter can still be found.
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Lisa Boostani creates a mesmerizing tidal realm in “Ocean”
Lisa Boostani’s “Ocean” takes you deep into a sensory world where body, spirit, and myth come together, beyond the surface of genre. Boostani makes a soundscape that is both ethereal and deeply human by combining the broad essence of psychedelic pop with the strong appeal of alternative rock.
Her voice rises as if it is coming from deep within her, shaped by emotion rather than action. She intentionally channels the intangible, turning weakness into strength rather than a source of pain, and “Ocean” tells people to get involved in this inner world, not just watch it. This release is an integral part of her first EP, “One,” which will come out in March 2026 and is based on love, sensuality, and unity.
If “Ocean” is any indication, the EP will show sensuality not as something pretty, but as a kind of spiritual intelligence, a way to know yourself by connecting with others. The song’s textures and structure have an aquatic quality, moving between clarity and delirium, rhythm and freedom. Its emotional focus is on immersion instead of resolution.
The striking quality of “Ocean” is the blend of the mystical worlds. Boostani understands that strength often shows up as gentleness and that deep feelings are better expressed through frequencies than words. She wants people to see consciousness as immediacy, sensation as truth, and openness as an undeniable strength.
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