V.E.N! (Virtual Emotions Network) treats darkness like a doorway on “Waking Up In The Night,” a six-track EP that sends you wandering through the small hours with your eyes wide open. Behind the acronym sits Edu Campoy, a Seville songwriter who stitches melodic power pop, alternative rock and progressive flourishes together the way he builds his pop-art collages: boldly, seams showing, heart fully exposed. https://open.spotify.com/album/1bUvgrlA7HfK4m4D3VW0PY Opener...

The French singer Maeva Fischer is, as the headline promises, a bright star, and her collaboration with rapper T Mike on the song "Supernova" is proof positive of that. You can hear distinct influences from French chanson, jazz, pop, and soul in this song. It represents all that is free, pleasant, and warm in our souls. Her dedication to the song's subject matter is constant throughout...