Listening to Amara Fe’s new album, "SHIFT," is a bit like finding a perfectly preserved suit of medieval armor that’s been custom-tailored by a high-fashion house. It is formidable, gleaming, and entirely without apology. Across the sprawling landscape of its 24 tracks, Fe builds a monument to self-belief so solid it could probably withstand a siege. There is no room for doubt in this...

Kamila Csenge and Band share their conceptually expansive debut album, "Behind the Universe." Csenge, a Czech guitarist, composer, and Berklee summa cum laude graduate, clearly takes a profoundly adventurous approach to modern instrumental jazz. Pulling heavy inspiration from the sonic curiosity of Pat Metheny and Chick Corea, the Kamila Csenge Project dives headfirst into themes mapping the vastness of the cosmos alongside our most...