“U Wish” understands the pull of a text you promised yourself you would not check again. Tracy Pham’s EP stays close to attraction’s small after-effects, then lets them carry the drama. The original project holds onto clothes left behind, remembered touch and the choice to keep someone near. This is a melody-led EP that treats hesitation as information, rather than a flaw. Pham comes to that...

Allan Jamisen’s new single, “Living the Dream,” settles in not with a shout, but with the unsettling quiet of finding oneself utterly lost in familiar territory. It’s pop-rock, sure, the label fits loosely enough, but the air hangs thick with something else. Jamisen’s vocals, subterranean and strangely calm, anchor the track. They don't soar; they resonate, like the hum you feel through the floorboards...