A city can teach a person how to carry noise. The Liberties, with its old trade routes and close communal pulse, has long carried dense human music. From that inheritance, Zak Coghlan appears to have taken not only a taste for melody, but a belief that feeling becomes sharper when placed inside a story that can stand up under pressure. “Lead Balloon”, his new single...

São Paulo's Rising Star Child of SP Explores Love and Distance in Powerful Hip-Hop-Soul Track "Issues" Child Of SP, who comes from São Paulo's lively music scene, has released his touching new song "Issues." This hip-hop-soul song not only shows off his unique mix of vulnerable singing and R&B harmonisation, but it also makes him a bigger star in the business. "Issues" goes into great detail about...