Los Angeles-based indie-rock outfit Petty Human Emotions recently dropped their self-titled debut album, exploring communal emotions that often go unshared. Guitarist/vocalist and project founder James Nardiello shares, “This is a collection of songs that share a tone and a feeling more than anything else. The feeling at the forefront of this project is simple melancholy, longing, and loneliness.” Petty Human Emotions began as a solo project but rapidly burgeoned into something more. Produced by Nardiello and Max Dickenson, who played drums, bass, and lead guitar, the album was recorded at the end of 2022. Once the album was completed, Nardiello realized it would necessitate a full band for live performances, so he recruited Bruce Elmer (drums), Austin King (lead guitar), Ayden Bongiovi (b...