Lessons in Crime’s new single, "Reply ASAP," bounces along with the kind of infectious energy you’d want for a summer road trip, but it’s a smokescreen for a uniquely modern state of inertia. It feels less like a rock song and more like one of those old pneumatic message tubes from a 1940s department store—all zip and kinetic energy on the outside, but inside,...

Nigerian Sensation Tibey Channels Life's Stories Through Captivating Musical Narratives. There are musicians out there with a natural talent for captivating audiences with their stories. One such artist is Precious Akpan, better known by his stage as Tibey, a Nigerian singer and composer. Tibey started his musical career at a very early age, despite being born in the new century in the busy metropolis of Benin,...