Boundary-pushing virtual artist Vela Jones maps out the cosmos of human longing on her latest single, "Star Light Star Bright". She occupies a strange, compelling space where high-end technology collides with deep emotional resonance, and this new cinematic dance-pop track leans entirely into that friction. https://open.spotify.com/track/76mOcrLmTadfNJTWMFPNQN?si=e58afd9812b142d8 The premise taps into the desperate, intimate innocence of wishing on a star to bring someone you love back home....

Some comeback albums arrive wearing a suit. Block’s "Love Crash" kicks the shoes off at the door, laughs at the mess, then starts telling the truth before anyone has found a chair. Released on Meridian, ECR Music Group, the album is Block’s sixth full-length and his first new record in 13 years. That gap matters, but the record does not beg for sympathy. It feels awake,...