Lisha Tahrea’s new single, “Momentum,” does something quite clever with its rhythm. It doesn't just play; it seems to breathe, pulling you into its warm, afro-fusion haze before you’ve even noticed your feet are stuck to the floor. The beat has that beautiful, cyclical quality of things that are both nourishing and dangerous, like a rip current or a second piece of cake. https://open.spotify.com/track/43PVyDFQf2CKwkAKe8RQZW?si=177b6b17f8f54347 This is...

Somewhere in Pekin, Indiana, Sean Coats has turned his home studio into something close to a small-town chapel, and his debut full-length album, “One Nation Under God,” rings out from it like Sunday bells carried over the county line. Working with support from his team at Ace, the independent country singer-songwriter states his mission plainly: to help put God back in country music. He...