Violet Love has offered up an EP titled "Destined to Fail," and it arrives less like a prediction and more like a pre-existing condition, a medical chart for a soul that’s been diagnosed with itself. The DIY recording quality doesn’t feel lo-fi for aesthetics; it feels necessary, like these songs could only have been born in a sealed-off room where the air was getting...

The musical journey that Livi Jacobs has been on, which is rooted in both Austrian origins and Floridian inspirations, has reached its tragic culmination in her third song, which is titled "Keep Quiet." This tune is a visceral study of the inevitable collapse of relationships, and it is laced with agonising melodies and heart-wrenching lyrics. It is a monument to Livi's intrinsic skill as a...