The Malaysian-born, London-based artist Jemerine Chan turns heartbreak, indie pop warmth, and folk-pop honesty into a single "Let Go" that feels private, direct, and ready for repeat plays. Some songs hit because they sound like the exact second you stop arguing with your own heart. Jemerine Chan's "Let Go" has that feeling. It sits down, looks you in the eye, and says the thing you...

There is a peculiar kind of engine at the heart of "Half Evil" by Tomato Soup, and it runs not on gasoline but on disorientation. The Denver six-piece calls their sound "Motor-Folk," and it fits. The track has the chugging, forward-moving momentum of a vehicle, yet it seems to be driving through a landscape seen in a fever dream, where the signposts are all...