Ettie, who was born and raised in London, is a phenomenon in the music industry because of her lyrical alchemy, which transforms cultural touchstones and personal histories into pure alt-pop gold. She is able to compose alternative pop songs that speak to the anxiety that is felt by millennials because of the gift of being able to play with words. Ettie, who has a degree in...

JNabe catches the bruised neon light of a late-night club beautifully on "Respect Her Bag", delivering a hypnotic shift in tempo and perspective. The Kansas City native creates a distinctly tropical friction here, pulling threads of American Dancehall, R&B, and Reggaeton into a tight, swaying groove. https://open.spotify.com/album/0do6LhVCOx38p7zK48s6GY?si=gZAi6YpaTmGqYIH8PhP_EQ It rolls on a bouncy, syncopated pulse. A driving low-end foundation locks perfectly into bright, repetitive melodic phrasing. Featuring...