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...

Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told” arrives with a sound you can almost run a thumb over, like worn corduroy. In an age of sterile, diamond-polished productions, this album is a defiantly handmade thing, tracked onto vintage cassette machines. The result is not a flaw, but an ingredient. A faint, persistent hiss breathes alongside the instruments, a ghost in the machine who...