“Fly to LA” hits the awkward part of falling hard: the grand gesture has happened, but your brain is replaying the fine print. Natalia James makes that conflict the fuel of her new dream-pop single. She places fluttery romantic scale face to face with a self-protective pulse, then lets the pressure build. James is a Mexican American artist based in Los Angeles, and her public profile...

What happens when creativity moves beyond the limits of the familiar? For Stephanie Amelia, the answer is “INTERPLANETARY” a 9-track project that explores the connection between energy, spirituality, imagination, and self-expression. The title suggests a journey beyond one place, one identity, and one way of seeing the world as it invites listeners into a space where reality meets the unknown, and creativity becomes a bridge...