Have you ever felt a strange sense of nostalgia for a time you never lived in? Like a phantom limb for a past that isn’t yours. It’s a peculiar sensation, that anachronistic ache. Listening to “Lost,” the debut album from Dallas artist Jake Vera, evokes a similar feeling. It’s a record built with the tools of the 21st century, a collaboration forged in the crucible of...

Lil Ellz is facing the music on his latest single, "All I See". The Lithuanian-born hip-hop artist built his craft around a sincere desire to heal his listeners, and here he turns that therapeutic lens squarely onto himself. Billed as an early taste of his forthcoming EP "Love Notes & Lullabies", the track unpacks the bumpy, messy realities of a committed relationship. https://open.spotify.com/track/6viLpAL7w8zBhtbFVz31Bz?si=9_ka0kMOT7azG7Z-v8hE-g Underneath the remorse...