When Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern collaborate on electronic music, they become Sofi Tukker, a genre-defying duo that emphasises inclusivity, unity, and self-empowerment. Sofi Tukker's collaboration with John Summit on "Sun Came Up" peaked at number one on the Billboard Dance Airplay chart in 2021, and they also recorded "Mon Cheri," a trilingual effort with Amadou and Mariam. Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry...

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...