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...

This new track, as we indicated in the title, is deeply personal, and its ferocity cannot be missed for anything in this world. To testify, you should listen to this. Blake, an American-based artist, has released his latest track, "I Got U," which is extremely passionate and has the ability to significantly influence everyone who listens to it while conveying an array of emotions. The song's...