"Christmas Without You" is a lovely and touching new single by Angela Galestro, an American independent musician, composer, flutist, and pianist. Those who are grieving around the holidays will find solace in this moving and emotionally dense song. The song provides consolation to listeners by recognizing the paradox of attempting to celebrate Christmas while still valuing memories of loved ones. At the same time that we celebrate...

Dylan Forshner's new EP, “Hopeless Optimism,” presents itself not so much as a collection of songs but as a series of candid diary entries set to intricately picked acoustic strings. This five-song journey from the Welland, Canada artist begins in a place of palpable internal wrestling, where the lyrics – and Forshner’s delivery – map out the grim territories of being overwhelmed, using substances...