There is a specific kind of magic that happens when an artist decides to strip away the noise and focus entirely on the core emotion of a track. Phoebe June, a rising indie pop talent based in Berlin, has managed to capture this elusive quality with her latest single, "Dead Sea". In a musical climate that frequently rewards the loudest voice in the room, she...

The carousel on the album cover of Kyle Davis's "Jericho" spins with a blurred intensity, much like the emotional whirlwind captured within its grooves. This seventh studio effort from the Virginia-based singer-songwriter marks not just a reunion with the team behind his acclaimed 1999 Sony debut "Raising Heroes," but a successful artistic rebirth following personal upheaval. Davis plays these eleven songs with the experience of someone...