Banbury-based multi-instrumentalist Music by Jeremy steps into the open air on "Scenes from a Well Worn Path (Side Three)", the third instalment of an ambitious 24-track, four-part double album. After spending his first two volumes examining insular, private spaces, the solo songwriter directs his gaze toward the town square. Working from a home studio with an acoustic guitar, expressive fretless bass lines, and custom...

Raquel Ramos really mixes it up on her single "Advice," drawing from what feels like a whole generational Rolodex of music. You've got that 90s alt-rock edge, some pure pop earnestness, and hints of R&B soul woven through it. And the song itself (from Ramos, who used to be Sirena Sol) doesn't hit you softly; it feels more like the surprise of finding a...