Pain demands a voice that refuses to be ignored. When you have survived the kind of heartbreak that alters your DNA, polite studio tricks simply will not cut it. You need something loud, unfiltered, and recorded right in the room. That is exactly what Lior Golan brings to the table with his new release. After letting these songs sit on a hard drive for four years,...

Ada Johanna’s "Better" hits like the second after you decide not to send that long paragraph. The phone is still sitting face down, the emotion is still loud, but something has shifted, and the shift has a beat. Her debut single turns blocked-number energy into bright alternative electronic pop with breakbeat drums, airy synths, and a huge final lift. The Norwegian artist uses her debut single...