Jon Gold’s new single, "Lullaby for a Dream," is an act of gorgeous disorientation. You see the name—a pianist rooted in the intricate soils of jazz—and you prepare for one thing, but what arrives is a mist-laden skiff drifting from an entirely different shore. Gold, a Delaware musician, has composed a piece of British-Gaelic folk, and the cognitive dissonance is half the immediate magic....

In the world of reggae, where the echoes of legends like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff still resound, François Marius emerges as a modern torchbearer, igniting the summer airwaves with his latest track, "Rasta Dance." This breezy melody is your invitation to a sun-soaked, groove-filled season. François Marius, a reggae legend, channels his ancestors' energy while adding a modern spin. His increasing music stardom is...