Listening to the new EP from Mahto & The Loose Balloons, “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue,” is like opening a wooden box found in an attic. The contents aren't keepsakes, but vows—four jagged promises made to oneself in the quiet aftermath of a great uncoupling. https://open.spotify.com/album/3tCZ38eK4scP2ncv8ga7WM?si=RJGgjZhlQSWNOxxaRbKPZg This is music that breathes the air of the room it was born in. Mahto Addison-Browder’s voice...

Kharise Williams, also known as K Soul, is emerging as a star in the ever-evolving fabric of global music. K Soul blends the pulsating rhythms of her Ghanaian and Jamaican origins with the edgy sounds of London's metropolitan milieu. Her most recent single, titled "Eye Talk," is more than simply a song; alternatively, it is a manifesto of high vibrations and a courageous stance against anything that...