Nigerian artist Boysarm makes romantic surrender sound completely effortless on his radiant new single, "I Go Lie For You". Signed to Lestat Entertainment while balancing life as a University of Lagos undergraduate, the solo musician filters contemporary Afrobeats through classic Highlife warmth and what he coins his "Elite Awakening Sounds." The track pivots on everyday Lagos street parlance: the rhetorical question "I Go Lie...

The songs of Stephanie Phillips' music have a clear sense of connection to her. There is a sense of affinity in these songs as she talks about the ups and downs of life. Her style of music, which she calls "progressive folk," Stephanie writes songs that stay with you and make you feel intense emotions long after the last tune is played. Andrew Bird, Cat Stevens, and...