Lost Lot’s new single, “Waiting,” does a funny thing to the air in the room. It settles it. For three-and-a-half minutes, everything seems to hold its breath, letting a story of profound and stubborn love fill the space. On the surface, it’s a gorgeous slice of widescreen Americana—guitars shimmering with the texture of sun-bleached highway signs, a rhythm section that provides a steady, relentless...

Ellakate brings Atlanta's heartbeat to the world of alternative pop with her latest single. An emerging artist whose sound is prepared to push and redefine the traditional confines of the alternative pop genre was born in Atlanta, the city that gives her name to the artist's hometown. Ella Greenbaum, better known by her evocative stage name Ellakate, has recently published a compelling musical piece that goes...