Amara-Fe has definitively shifted from the messy business of becoming into the absolute certainty of claiming with her new album, "A Queen’s Ambition". The rising solo artist, tethered to deep musical roots extending through Mission and Dallas, Texas, arrives fully formed here. There is a palpable weight to her cinematic R&B and electropop arrangements. You can almost feel her surveying her territory, setting borders,...

Frederick James recently shared the highly infectious "Let Me Give You A Good Day", attempting a wildly fascinating collision of genre and quiet desperation. The English-born, Perth-based singer-songwriter frequently chronicles his experiences with fatherhood, trauma, and recovery online, openly sharing his raw, work-in-progress routines via Instagram. He typically brings these emotionally honest narratives directly to the stage at local open mic nights. https://open.spotify.com/track/4aqOh2OFoSHOiQgH4XB0M4?si=ZH0CEOlVSP6DCDlOHYaYwA While his stylistic...