Take Jack Horton, a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose path to folk-Americana included stops at Japanese law school, Tokyo piano bars, corporate boardrooms, and government offices. His latest EP, "Imperfections," feels like finding someone's private journal set to music. And that someone happens to write really, really well. The five-song collection opens with "Set Me Free," a piano-driven confession that might surprise anyone expecting typical breakup bitterness. Horton...

The much-anticipated song "Bibiara Beye Fine" is now here, and it was released by Kudjoe Daze, who also refers to himself as the "Number 9 Boy." The song was written with a certain purpose in mind, and that purpose is to instill in you a strong sense of motivation while also elevating your spirit. The singer and songwriter says that the overall concept of the song...