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...

Delia Okaro, better known as Okaro, keeps pushing the limits of music with her new album "Foreign" It's a unique mix of R&B, pop, Afrobeats, hip-hop, and dance music, which is why she calls it "cyber." Produced by herself and assisted by co-artist Giuliano Cotta, "Foreign" is a brave and thoughtful look at change, awakening, and the search for living a truly true life. "Foreign" was...