Ava Valianti represents something increasingly rare in contemporary music: genuine precocity without artifice. This Massachusetts artist, who is only fifteen years old, handles general themes with a level of emotional depth that is shocking. She shows that youth can bring out the best in complicated human experiences, rather than hiding them. "Distant," her sixth single, functions as a sonic archaeology of friendship's dissolution. The track excavates layers...

You know that exact moment when your phone lights up at 2 AM and you know you should ignore it, but you pick it up anyway? That is the exact feeling LEEDY has bottled up in her new single. "Haunted" does not waste time pretending to be a song about making good choices. It grabs you immediately with a vibe that feels like a late...