August and Everything After didn't arrive with swagger. It arrived with uncertainty. In this Waxx Lyrical deep dive, we explore the stories, songs and emotional honesty that transformed Counting Crows' debut into one of the defining albums of the 1990s.

Released at the height of the civil rights era, I Put a Spell on You reveals Nina Simone in transition — elegant, defiant, and impossible to pin down.

Seeing Arlo Parks live on stage is as much a therapy session as it is a concert. We leave feeling like we've just made a new best friend.