The most likable artists seem always to be the ones like Natasha Blackwood, who have their ears and eyes on the streets. She shows it in the music video for her new single “Pleading Guilty.” The song comes from her album Love Songs for Good Machines, set for release on May 31st. The video gives you a glimpse of the singer-songwriter’s small-town upbringing. It brings you right into her reality since childhood, growing up in the working-class town of Stephenville, Newfoundland. That reality was a significant influence on the recording of this album, something she describes as “love letters to the working class.” Discussing her new single, Blackwood tells us: “I’ve heard a few people call ‘Pleading Guilty’ a breakup song, but it’s not actually about that, it’s about housing. I guess we tried...