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...

Dr. Evangelos Viazis commands an incredibly distinct lane on his cinematic new single, "Justice For All." By day, the Greek artist is an internationally renowned orthodontic pioneer responsible for bringing Fastbraces® technology to Europe. When he pivots to music, however, that clinical, scientific precision explodes into sprawling, operatic symphonic rock. https://open.spotify.com/album/6NRCgR7SDz0YmUrgsFJztg?si=8lcPfpYZSeeUb8LECgLYgQ The composition begins on a deeply uneasy note, led by a slow, breathy, mournful wail...