Some comeback albums arrive wearing a suit. Block’s "Love Crash" kicks the shoes off at the door, laughs at the mess, then starts telling the truth before anyone has found a chair. Released on Meridian, ECR Music Group, the album is Block’s sixth full-length and his first new record in 13 years. That gap matters, but the record does not beg for sympathy. It feels awake,...

The Ukrainian-American artist Kelsie Kimberlin has crafted a musical confession that cuts through the noise with its raw honesty and polished production. Kimberlin, who recently received both the United Nations Humanitarian Award and the St. George's Royal Medal of Honor from King Charles for her support of Ukraine, brings her activist spirit into her art. She wrote the song while she was shooting a movie about...