There's a curious jolt in hearing a title like "Us Against The World" from an act called The Cockney Cowboy. The name itself is a glorious contradiction, a pairing of gritty East London reality with the wide-open romance of Nashville. You half expect a joke, but what Justin Vella delivers is a dead-serious, straight-shooting country ballad that smells less of hay bales and more...

A Multidimensional Artist Milo Kobayashi Rewriting the Hip-Hop Narrative. Milo Kobayashi's music is hard to put into a single category because it mixes styles and influences in a way that is both new and interesting. This rapper, singer, and artist was born in Osaka, Japan, and grew up in North Augusta, SC. His hip-hop music shows both of his cultures. Tracks pulse with the accuracy of a...