Heïka, the rising star of the indie-pop genre, has sent a ray of sunshine into the Canadian province of Quebec's music landscape. The mesmerising soprano Andrée-Anne Bélisle and the evocative pianist Jo-Annie Bourdeau are at the centre of this project. Their unexpected encounter at the University of Montréal as jazz enthusiasts developed into a symphony of shared musical aspirations once they got to know one...

An empty bedroom can feel louder than a packed bar, and Joe Caruso builds “Waiting on the Wind” around that exact jolt. The Washington, DC singer-songwriter’s 2026 Folk/Pop single takes the familiar college send-off and gives it a close, human centre: a father looking at the room his only child has left behind, waiting for the next break to bring him home. It is a sharp...