Take Jack Horton, a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose path to folk-Americana included stops at Japanese law school, Tokyo piano bars, corporate boardrooms, and government offices. His latest EP, "Imperfections," feels like finding someone's private journal set to music. And that someone happens to write really, really well. The five-song collection opens with "Set Me Free," a piano-driven confession that might surprise anyone expecting typical breakup bitterness. Horton...

Emily Nicole Green is in anguish and despair as a result of the awful treatment she had from someone she used to be with, as the title suggests. The American singer discusses her grief in her new heartbreaking song titled "Wreckage," which goes deep into an Americana ambiance. It's Americana vibes mixed with blues, jazz, pop, and rock for everyone who has experienced their heart crushed...