Listening to Oxiroma unfold "Hug & Hold the Ocean (Cosmo Symphonic Version)" feels less like pressing play on a digital file and more like opening a window in a submarine that somehow navigates the Milky Way. Roman, the creative force behind the moniker, brings a peculiar discipline to this composition perhaps it’s the Kriya Yoga, or maybe the ghost of his big band trumpet...

In the centre of the thriving music scene of Nashville, Jordan Kinsey found it to be her unique style that is truly genuine and heartfelt. Her latest single is a soul interpretation of Melanie’s Together Alone, featuring not only her exceptional abilities but also respect towards a legendary artist. It is of some poignancy, then, that the cover for Kinsey appears after Melanie’s demise, adding...