It is that quiet, heavy atmosphere of a late-night car ride when the radio is low and someone finally says what they have been holding back for months. That specific, chest-tightening honesty is exactly what French rapper Lil' Mike has managed to capture on his Valentine's Day single "Yah." Stepping away from the aggressive hip hop beats that built his name, he delivers a late-night R&B...

Mardi Tickle's “Glitter Revolution” EP is like finding a forgotten box of sparklers in the back of your mind, just when you thought all the fizz had gone flat. This Finland-based artist has brewed up something delightfully chaotic – a three-song burst that somehow manages to be both a heartfelt therapy session and a dance-floor riot. It’s a curious concoction, this disco-infused pop-rock, as...