Jamie Somerville’s new single, “Lonely Walkers,” drifts in like morning fog rolling over a deserted pier. It’s a track born from a home setting, and you feel that intimacy immediately – a close-mic'd vulnerability mapping the difficult terrain of profound solitude. Somerville, a London solo artist, clearly understands the peculiar weight of wanting connection while simultaneously building fortifications against the possibility of it. https://open.spotify.com/track/0pqbuFAcyMYC3JEZvomxxY?si=eb849e7f5ccb4d4a Drawing from...

The Canadian-born, Ireland-based artist Ndidi O pulls us by the collar into a staggering emotional space on her new album, "It’s About Time". You might recognize her commanding vocals drifting through high-stakes television moments on Netflix or HBO Max, but here, she strips away the glossy screen to sit right beside you. This is her most intensely personal and politically fierce work to date...