Leïla is a singer, songwriter, and composer who hails from Canada and France and now resides in Paris. Leïla is now making a powerful return with two new songs, "Histoire D'amour" and "Masquerade of Paradise" in which we will hear a new, more mature, more confirmed version of the singer. Her one-of-a-kind approach weaves both poetic skill and more modern sounds, including elements of pop and...

I confess, my first encounter with MAAME’s new single, “Daydreaming,” was one of deceptive serenity. Here is a track that slides into your awareness with such poise, a self-assured piece of modern R&B that knows its way around a groove. It’s only on the second pass that you realize the serene space it creates is filled with a low, anxious hum—the sound of a...