The South African indie artist meelu flips the script on mourning, delivering a drum and bass infused folk track that makes letting go feel like a celebration. You know that specific feeling when you are standing in the middle of a crowded room, the bass is vibrating through the floorboards, and suddenly you are hit with a memory so sharp it knocks the wind out...

I confess, my first encounter with MAAME’s new single, “Daydreaming,” was one of deceptive serenity. Here is a track that slides into your awareness with such poise, a self-assured piece of modern R&B that knows its way around a groove. It’s only on the second pass that you realize the serene space it creates is filled with a low, anxious hum—the sound of a...