The latest from Jacob and the Starry Eyed Shadows, “Racing on the Back Straight,” performs a fantastic trick: it dresses up a full-blown existential crisis in its summer best and sends it to the beach. This Glasgow solo architect, Jacob, has constructed a Trojan horse of a track, all propulsive indie rock guitars and a pop-punk chorus so immediate it feels like you’ve known...

Daniella Binyamin is a singer, songwriter, and composer who grew up in two worlds due to her origins in the rural areas of Sweden as well as the vibrant metropolis of the Middle East. https://soundcloud.com/danibinyamin/out-of-fuel-2/s-1mW99NSKrFY The emphasis of her music is on her delicate and present voice as well as the methods in which she tells stories; her music is both strong and vulnerable. Her first...