Cat Mayel's "FREE" arrived, not on a silver platter, but more like a rogue pigeon delivering a very important message – a crumpled napkin with profound scribbles. This Nigerian producer, composer, arranger, and all-around sonic sorceress has served up a single dose of alternative neo-soul that feels… well, free. As free as a shopping cart with a wonky wheel, anyway. It goes where it...

Amelie Lucile's new song "See Me" is highly recommended if you're looking for a tune that will catch your thoughts and trigger specific feelings in you. The singer emphasizes their need for someone to understand their suffering and assist them in leaving a poisonous or destructive situation in the song's lyrics, which have a sense of helplessness and despair. It also looks at themes of struggle,...