Shawn Brown’s EP, "Into the Furious Light," doesn’t slip quietly into the stream of modern indie-folk releases; it instead cups its hands around your soul like you’re a candle in danger of flickering out. The Portland troubadour crafts songs that feel like fragments of conversations—maybe ones you walked in on too late or letters unsent to someone dear but no longer near. You’re never...

Accra’s Dual-Threat, Rapper and Doctor Pope Nst, delivers a Reflective Hip-Hop Album, "DR. NST," That Transcends Borders. Pope Nst, an emerging talent from Accra, Ghana, skillfully balances his dual careers as a rapper and a medical doctor. His life in medicine informs his music with a unique depth and perspective. Known on stage as Dr. Nst, he recently released his latest album, "DR. NST." This marks...