Silja Rós sends us “Letters from my past,” and it’s as if one has been handed a velvet pouch of smoothed sea glass, each piece a shard of memory polished by time. Listening feels like sorting through them, the Icelandic musician’s neo-soul and pop songwriting unfurling narratives from what must be deeply personal old diaries. There’s an intimacy here akin to deciphering faded ink...

Jen Ash is a singer, songwriter, and composer who has built a reputation for merging R&B and pop genres with her own distinctive musical flare. Her work has been described as having "her own unique melodic flair." Ash was born in Lebanon and reared in France, and she has been on a musical journey that began with her playing professional basketball and has led her...