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...

Sarra Soweto is an artist that is passionate about music, especially Afrobeat and acoustics. She was born in Mali and raised in Serbia, and she now resides in Tarterets, which is located in the French department of Essonne. She began composing at a very young age on the guitar as well as the piano before committing herself to lyrical singing in the conservatory while passing through...