From the sun-kissed lanes of Athens emerges Mama Blue, a songstress whose voice seems to harness the very essence of nightfall. Her voice, a sultry echo reminiscent of Twilight's embrace, is on full, mesmerizing display in her latest single, "Mother of the Night." Few songs possess the power to transport, to ensnare; this is one of them. While many young artists seek the latest trends, Mama...

Paris-based indie art-rock project Books Of Moods has just released their debut album, "Dreams". Guided entirely by Hugo Sailer, a self-taught singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and fiercely independent one-man studio, the record arrives as a hazy, beautiful shock to the system. Sailer wrote, performed, produced, and directed the accompanying visual universe from the ground up. I’ve spent the last few days letting these tracks sink into...