Beneath the TV static skies of Cleveland, Ohio, four gentlemen armed with their hearts and their instruments stand tall and slightly hunched. Carrying the names of saints and varying degrees of trauma, Youth Pallet attempts to reconcile the human condition through rock music. Building upon the foundation of the Midwestern folk-y songwriting of Nick Seink, and the tastefully meticulous rhythmic-backbone of Steve Kessler’s drumming, Youth Pallet season their unmistakable brand of rock music like four gourmet chefs. Under lyrics contemplating the timeless journey of personhood in a chaotic, morally-ambiguous age, David “Ziggy” D’Amato decorates and highlights these existential conflicts with soaring leads and uplifting vocal harmonies. While Tyler Adams bounces and weaves like a heavyweight boxing champion in the low end of his groovy bass lines. These four elements unite in an explosion of a unique energy that embodies the unbearable pain of being human; while embracing the healing love of experience and relationships.

Charity Cunningham, a former member of Cleveland’s Samfox, is set to release her first solo full-length album, Existential Crisis. It follows her 2021 EP, Pour Les Hantés. Using a collection of samples, midi and real instruments, Cunningham, along with collaborators John Chips, Nathaniel Hunt and several different artists, put together this groove-studded, 11-song album.

A Twinsburg native, Cunningham grew up traveling frequently with a musical family. Her father taught her how to play piano and sing harmonies, and she played and sang in church in her youth.