Nana Debrah's "Rebirth": A Triumphant Return to the Rap Game. In the relentless waves of the music industry, talent sometimes retreats beneath the surface only to resurface stronger, fiercer, and more refined. Such is the case with Nana Debrah, the Ghanaian rapper hailing from Dansoman, who emerges from a long hiatus with his powerful new single "Rebirth." This is no ordinary comeback. It's a rebirth, an evolution,...

Take Jack Horton, a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose path to folk-Americana included stops at Japanese law school, Tokyo piano bars, corporate boardrooms, and government offices. His latest EP, "Imperfections," feels like finding someone's private journal set to music. And that someone happens to write really, really well. The five-song collection opens with "Set Me Free," a piano-driven confession that might surprise anyone expecting typical breakup bitterness. Horton...