Shawn Brown’s EP, "Into the Furious Light," doesn’t slip quietly into the stream of modern indie-folk releases; it instead cups its hands around your soul like you’re a candle in danger of flickering out. The Portland troubadour crafts songs that feel like fragments of conversations—maybe ones you walked in on too late or letters unsent to someone dear but no longer near. You’re never...

"Runnin' Away," Yael Lanciano's new song, is a nice piece of music in the fast-paced world of pop music today. The catchy beat and songs make a lot of people want to move. Lanciano's singing is lovely throughout "Runnin' Away." The American singer, songwriter, and artist Yale Lanciano is great. She is from Phoenix. She is always getting ideas for new music, but her new...