Seishin Takeno's "Echoes," a sonic postcard from Kanagawa. Nine instrumental pieces, I've been told. Not nine songs, mind you – more like nine shaded windows into a particular kind of quiet. This isn't music that yells; it leans in, like a friend confiding a secret you half-hear on a summer porch. Immediately, you're not so much listening as remembering. Or maybe anticipating. It feels...

It's a thrilling song to listen to, and we were compelled to introduce you to Nadine Randle's new single, "Man Up". The song provides an entirely new musical experience. We wonder who inspired the song's concept, but it's clear she's talking to someone we don't know. In any case, we already enjoy the mood and are confident you will as well. The pace of the song...