Silja Rós sends us “Letters from my past,” and it’s as if one has been handed a velvet pouch of smoothed sea glass, each piece a shard of memory polished by time. Listening feels like sorting through them, the Icelandic musician’s neo-soul and pop songwriting unfurling narratives from what must be deeply personal old diaries. There’s an intimacy here akin to deciphering faded ink...

Couldn't Be Happiers have unfurled their new album, “Couple(t)s,” and it’s rather like stumbling upon an old, leather-bound book of family anecdotes in your grandmother’s attic – one full of unexpected truths you’re not entirely sure you’re ready for, but curiosity, that insatiable little terrier, just won’t leave it be. The duo, Jodi Hildebran Lee and Jordan Crosby Lee, aren't just harmonizing notes; they're...