A city can sit in a person’s mind long after the move becomes routine. ÏGOR puts that tension at the centre of "Lisboa Na Cabeça", a bilingual single. The Portuguese-born, London-based artist links Barreiro and Lisbon to identity, migration and saudade. For listeners seeking R&B, hip-hop and pop, it offers connection across Portuguese and international audiences. ÏGOR calls the single a tribute to Portugal, and that...

Phoebe Huisman and the release "Inside" arrived in my speakers like the sudden, sharp scent of rain hitting hot asphalt familiar, grounding, and weirdly emotional. There is something unnerving about how accurately this collection of songs maps the topographical mess of being a teenager. Huisman, a singer-songwriter with the technical chops of a Distinction-grade vocalist and the heart of a poet, has essentially constructed...