Mad in America

Staff Pick from Justin Karter: "I appreciate how the revolution being called for here includes mental and spiritual components. It asks us to attempt...

the Kills’ punchy track is both upbeat and minor key all the way, giving the boot to tidy societal expectations while celebrating individualism. It’s angry and empowering.

Both the struggle and the joy are front and center in “Free,” which tackles anxiety head-on.

Mark Lipman made the album he wished his 23-year-old self would have heard. He needed a way to tell an integrated story instead of one of stigma and diagnosis, and here it was in music.