There is an endearing, unvarnished sincerity running through ErickOscar’s new album, “Hold The Light”, the kind that catches you off guard when you were expecting ordinary background noise. A Panamanian-born songwriter who has spent over three decades quietly building a life in the United States, ErickOscar approaches music not as a sterile exercise in studio perfection, but as an open workshop of personal history....

Carmen Rose Davidson wrings absolute conviction out of every vocal run on "Make Sure," the cinematic powerhouse of a single from her debut album, "Sincerely Yours". https://open.spotify.com/track/2iD9bIRUKgdmCOvWRlgnYP?si=3495dcc787774801 The UK-based vocalist has already built a fierce reputation for high-energy live performances that peel the paint off the walls. Here, she funnels that massive neo-soul gravity into an act of supreme caution. You can sense the stylistic shadows...