Jon Gold’s new single, "Lullaby for a Dream," is an act of gorgeous disorientation. You see the name—a pianist rooted in the intricate soils of jazz—and you prepare for one thing, but what arrives is a mist-laden skiff drifting from an entirely different shore. Gold, a Delaware musician, has composed a piece of British-Gaelic folk, and the cognitive dissonance is half the immediate magic....

This change happened so quickly; now Nini Uppuluri is devastated, and her new song "Shattered" is an incredibly moving ode to her pain. Leaving room for several interpretations makes the song more accessible to a wider demographic because heartbreak is a common and universal experience. With her captivating voice and boundless enthusiasm, the young singer continues to captivate fans and music lovers around the world, evoking...