Belouis Some, Rick Springfield, A Flock of Seagulls, and More Team Up with Full Orchestra for Epic Reimagining's 'Orchestral Eighties' Get ready to hear the greatest hits of the 1980s like never before. The long-awaited compilation record "Orchestral Eighties" features 14 tracks that take well-known hits from 80s acts like Rick Springfield, A Flock of Seagulls, and Cutting Crew and play them with the grandeur...

Ava Valianti represents something increasingly rare in contemporary music: genuine precocity without artifice. This Massachusetts artist, who is only fifteen years old, handles general themes with a level of emotional depth that is shocking. She shows that youth can bring out the best in complicated human experiences, rather than hiding them. "Distant," her sixth single, functions as a sonic archaeology of friendship's dissolution. The track excavates layers...