Have you ever felt like a lone sock in a dryer, tumbling endlessly, searching for its match, only to find... a button? That's a little how I felt listening to De/OS's (Taemin Kim's) new single, "Rise I." But in the best way possible. It's a swirling vortex of calm, a sonic kaleidoscope. The release is described as minimalist ambient, orchestral, zen…and yes, it’s all...

In the contemporary R&B scene, however, a fresh voice emerges from the Byron Bay shores in Australia. The first part of this year has seen the debut EP from Billie Skye – a 19-year-old prodigy - who takes her place as an emerging star with beautiful R&B moments. For Billie Skye, a person who grew up in a family where music flows through his veins; her...