A city can sit in a person’s mind long after the move becomes routine. ÏGOR puts that tension at the centre of "Lisboa Na Cabeça", a bilingual single. The Portuguese-born, London-based artist links Barreiro and Lisbon to identity, migration and saudade. For listeners seeking R&B, hip-hop and pop, it offers connection across Portuguese and international audiences. ÏGOR calls the single a tribute to Portugal, and that...

RISE’s new single, “Lost For Words,” doesn’t sound like the slow, sad end of a relationship; it sounds like the starting pistol for the next phase of a life. Here is an anthem that throws its shoulders back, propelled by a velocity that feels less like running away and more like accelerating toward something certain. Alex Mahoney’s drumming provides a relentless forward momentum, a...