Claudia Balla has just released her sweeping new single, "The Old Magnolia". As a Hungarian-born, Switzerland-based chanteuse and practicing psychiatrist, Balla naturally possesses a unique vantage point on the human mind's fractured mechanics. Her work frequently carves out an inclusive, melancholic space, merging classical and jazz influences with modern pop sensibilities. Here, she performs a surgical autopsy on a uniquely modern delusion: the dreaded...

There’s a curious sort of old-soul gravity to Amelina’s single, “Step by Step,” one that defies the pop-rock sheen and the artist’s young age. The track opens with a resolute, almost stern, string and piano line that feels less like an invitation to a party and more like the sound of someone tying their shoelaces before a long journey. This is the sound of...