KAYTIE’s new single "Evil Person" arrives with the pristine, deliberate clarity of a single ice cube cracking in a silent room. For a piano-driven ballad, there is a surprising amount of sharp edges here. Kaytie Kear, the 20-year-old singer and songwriter behind the name, doesn’t just perform a song of heartbreak; she presents evidence. This is the autopsy of a connection so personal and...

Some tracks grab your attention by screaming, but the best ones pull you in by speaking softly about the things we usually hide. That is exactly what happens the second you hit play on "Heroin Blue Light." The latest release from Angel of the Evening, an independent music project created by New Zealand artist Isis-Joy, is a masterclass in emotional gravity. It is a six-minute descent...