Some tracks do not ask for permission to enter your headspace; they simply slip under the door and set up camp in your thoughts. There is a specific type of emotional gravity required to make a quiet song feel incredibly heavy. It is the feeling of sitting in a parked car long after you have reached your destination, trying to untangle a conversation that went...

Because of the deft manner in which she combines the styles of country music, pop music, folk music, and the music of her Brazilian ancestors, Anna Lopes stands out as a bright light in the huge musical tapestry of linked genres and worldwide influences that characterises the music business. At the age of 19, she uprooted her life and travelled to the United States to...