A glow-up hits differently when the hard years are still visible. Noëlle Rose builds “Born Lucky” around that exact tension. The 12-track soul-pop album takes the phrase “born lucky” and pushes against its easy meaning, putting love, bruises, recovery, and self-belief in the same frame. “In or Out” is part of that larger picture, a chapter about uncertainty in a record that asks what strength looks...

Seema Farswani’s new single, “Under A Blazing Sun,” shimmers in much like that first blast of heat when you step off a plane somewhere thrillingly unfamiliar – a bright, almost disorienting welcome. The songwriter and producer immediately sets out a clear map of intent: a pop-rock engine chugging with determination, quickly threaded through with the intricate, evocative embroidery of Arabian strings and Middle Eastern...