Seishin Takeno's "Echoes," a sonic postcard from Kanagawa. Nine instrumental pieces, I've been told. Not nine songs, mind you – more like nine shaded windows into a particular kind of quiet. This isn't music that yells; it leans in, like a friend confiding a secret you half-hear on a summer porch. Immediately, you're not so much listening as remembering. Or maybe anticipating. It feels...

Austin-based Pop Sensation ALLYSE. Blends 90s Hip-Hop, R&B, and Disco in Latest Single "Cherry On Top" ALLYSE. is a famous singer, songwriter, and producer from Austin, Texas. Her songs are "sassy and sweet with a nasty beat." ALLYSE., an Austin-based singer-songwriter, has made a great summer hit that mixes hip-hop, R&B, and dance sounds from the 1990s. Having settled in Austin for the past seven years, she...