Leon Blanchard, a name perhaps faintly echoing from the mid-noughties indie surge, returns not with fanfare, but with a solitary signal flare titled "Astronaut". Hailing from Grimsby, a town known more for its fishing heritage than its celestial aspirations, Blanchard's new song does not really feel like a return, but more like a personal gearbox picked up after years of chatter. In 2007, his old band,...

Filipino singer Erin Kaith, who now lives in New York, has quickly made a name for herself with her sincere R&B songs. Kaith has become a new sign of how strong young people can be, and her music helps both lonely people and courageous individuals. Most people know her for the TikTok video "Down Bad," which went viral and got a lot of attention. Erin got...