Seishin Takeno's "Echoes," a sonic postcard from Kanagawa. Nine instrumental pieces, I've been told. Not nine songs, mind you – more like nine shaded windows into a particular kind of quiet. This isn't music that yells; it leans in, like a friend confiding a secret you half-hear on a summer porch. Immediately, you're not so much listening as remembering. Or maybe anticipating. It feels...

Lily Welch is a young American singer, songwriter, and composer who has been making waves in the music business with her distinctive combination of musical genres and cultural traditions. She is originally from the state of Vermont, United States. She was exposed to a wide array of lyrics and melodies at a young age due to the fact that she was brought up in a...