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Photo by Sarah Gates When I saw Liz Bills solo back in October, she was playing songs off her upcoming debut solo album, which she mentioned were much darker than her typical music. She's released the first single off of that album, and it's definitely on the darker side. "I'm Scared (To Fall in Love Again)" is a powerful piano ballad that, despite the dark tones, is a showcase for Bills' vocal abilities. The song will instantly grab you based on the power of her voice alone. It's her voice that keeps the song from being a total downer. Bills has something about her singing that ends up being uplifting, and the song ends on a high note because of this. You can watch the video for "I'm Scared (To Fall in Love Again)" below. Change is due out hopefully in the near future. For more on Liz Bills, check out the artist's website .

Photo by Jack Buster Despite my hatred of most pop music, I've always liked Kate Nash. Maybe it's because she's British, but her music has always seemed to be a higher, more clever version of pop. It's always been the kind of pop music it's ok for American indie rock snobs to openly love. That continues with her latest single, "Change." This one is an absolutely beautiful ballad. At this point, the song is probably more on the Adult Contemporary side of things with artists like Ben Folds or Jewel. It starts off as a lovely and simple song, and just grows to an epic, orchestral ballad. "Change" might not have the same biting edge of her earlier work, but Kate Nash has never sounded better than she does now. Kate Nash says of her latest single: “ ‘Change’ is about relationships and how they are ever-evolving, constant effort is required to maintain good relationships. You can’t become complacent with others or with yourself. But you also have to le...