Take Jack Horton, a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose path to folk-Americana included stops at Japanese law school, Tokyo piano bars, corporate boardrooms, and government offices. His latest EP, "Imperfections," feels like finding someone's private journal set to music. And that someone happens to write really, really well. The five-song collection opens with "Set Me Free," a piano-driven confession that might surprise anyone expecting typical breakup bitterness. Horton...

An Enigmatic Blend of Grunge and Experimentalism Echoing the Voices of a New Generation. Love Ghost's mysterious, ethereal sound is making waves among the glittering constellations of the music universe. The foursome from Los Angeles is making waves with their high-energy live shows and dynamic music, which combines the grunge history of Seattle with the daring of the SoundCloud generation. Love Ghost, fronted by the magnetic Finnegan...