Listening to John Keenan’s “Wreckage of the Past” feels like being handed the audio diary of a ghost who is not yet dead. This is an 18-song excavation of a psyche at war, made all the more intense by the knowledge that Keenan is the sole architect—producer, writer, mixer, and tormented protagonist. The whole project has the hermetically sealed, slightly feverish quality of a...

Shawna, a 25-year-old Franco-Swiss singer-songwriter, is redefining the contours of urban pop and rap with her darkly sensual and introspective music. Standing at the crossroads of vulnerability and strength, Shawna's music is a candid exploration of her deepest anxieties, loves, and childhood dreams, all underpinned by a burning desire to break free from conventional musical boundaries. Her voice, a unique blend of softness and fragility, resonates...