A house can be made from wood, stone, tin, red soil, or memory. In music, it can also be made from strings, shared breath, and the small pauses that let one culture listen to another without rushing to answer. Karoo's debut EP, "Casa", carries that feeling with quiet confidence. The title points toward home, but the record treats home as a living idea rather than...

A new acoustic version of DNigel's song "I Pick U" starring singer Steve Drakes is now available on SoundCloud, and it's time to relax to some smooth rhythm and blues. The acoustic tune this up-and-coming musician performed for us was so moving that it may well win the award for the best love song of the year. This rhythm and blues slow jam will induce...