North London-based producer Jonas Wang is a full-time music enthusiast who diligently balances his passion for production with his studies. While he spent his university years composing electronic dance music (EDM), pop, and various other genres, chill-hop always accompanied him during study sessions and paper writing. Now, with his latest four-track release, Jonas delves into the warm and dreamy world of chill-hop. "Imaginary Farm" is an...

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...