From the heartbeat of Austin's eclectic music scene emerges Sasha Ortiz, a singer-songwriter with a gift for crafting melodies that linger long after the final note fades. Drawing inspiration from iconic artists such as Little Dragon and Sade, Ortiz has managed to carve a niche for herself that's unmistakably her own. It's not just the versatility across genres that sets her apart the palpable emotion infused...

Adam Brice's "Never Is Too Late" landed on my desk – or, rather, materialized in my digital ether – and I've been wrestling with its echoes ever since. It's a curious beast, this album. Part rock anthem, part campfire confessional, with a splash of country twang that somehow doesn't feel out of place, which has themes running circles like wild horses, settling down around...