London-based FAYYE, a gifted singer-songwriter of Greek and Irish descent, is making waves in the mainstream of modern pop music by going her own way. FAYYE's new single, "Different Today," is more proof that the artist has not just a beautiful singing voice but also an extraordinary knack for writing captivating stories. FAYYE's mesmerising universe has lyrics that go well beyond ordinary words, creating intense emotion...

A rubber band ball, meticulously constructed and then unceremoniously dropped, that's what Outside Pedestrian's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" feels like. Not the ball itself, mind you, but the brief, elastic snap of unexpected order being momentarily... let go. We know the Bach tune. It’s a holiday staple, often served up with a side of polite reverence. But here, Anthony Fesmire’s guitar, David Lockeretz’s...