The latest from Jacob and the Starry Eyed Shadows, “Racing on the Back Straight,” performs a fantastic trick: it dresses up a full-blown existential crisis in its summer best and sends it to the beach. This Glasgow solo architect, Jacob, has constructed a Trojan horse of a track, all propulsive indie rock guitars and a pop-punk chorus so immediate it feels like you’ve known...

As someone who enjoys and appreciates music, I've had the opportunity to see the work of many gifted musicians in my life, but Jetty Grove stands out to me as a genuinely remarkable performer. Jetty is a musician that comes from the state of Maryland outside of Baltimore. His music is distinctive in that it combines parts of folk and country genres to create a...