"Mase J: Derby's Storm in a Rhyme Vesse Mase J has carved out a niche for himself as Derby's most recognised alternative rap musician, despite the city's rich musical history. His music is as unabashedly distinct as it is appealing, embodying the spirit of a maverick and the force of a roiling storm. Mase J has continued the popularity of his early releases after receiving high marks...

The Nashville singer Jordan Kinsey gives the Etta James classic electric guitar grit, vocal heat, and a clean sense of grown-up longing. Jordan Kinsey does not rush the feeling on "Sunday Kind of Love." She lets it lean back, breathe, and check its own pulse. That choice is the hook. In a time when romance can be announced, muted, archived, and quietly deleted before brunch, Kinsey...