Listening to the new EP from Mahto & The Loose Balloons, “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue,” is like opening a wooden box found in an attic. The contents aren't keepsakes, but vows—four jagged promises made to oneself in the quiet aftermath of a great uncoupling. https://open.spotify.com/album/3tCZ38eK4scP2ncv8ga7WM?si=RJGgjZhlQSWNOxxaRbKPZg This is music that breathes the air of the room it was born in. Mahto Addison-Browder’s voice...

Hong Kong Singer-Songwriter Reanne Crafts an Intimate Pop Gem "this body” That Celebrates the Evolution of Body Image. These days, self-love songs sound like warmed leftovers. But Reanne's new single, "this body," is actually something completely different. It is not here to teach or fix the flaws in your life; it is here to sit with you in them. The track is a lesson in subtlety,...