Blind Man’s Daughter has constructed something peculiar with the single “Harbor Boulevard,” a song that feels less like a piece of music and more like discovering a perfectly preserved room from a house that no longer exists. Ashley Wolfe’s project here builds a world with the clean, approachable architecture of country-pop, yet there’s a strange dust mote shimmer in the air—those cinematic flourishes—that catches...

Ghanaian Afrobeats star Olivetheboy returns with his new single, “Lonely World,” bringing a fresh sonic direction by pairing energetic pop-rock elements with classic Highlife fusion. Partnering with Ghanaian-US based music tastemaker DJ Boat, the track moves past conventional Ghanaian genres, blending driving guitar lines and native West African bounce with Olivetheboy’s soulful delivery. The collaboration showcases the versatile eye of DJ Boat, whose trajectory has...