Andy Smith confronts the massive, suffocating scale of global displacement on his gripping new single, "No Way Home." Originally from Bristol and now based in South Australia, the multi-award-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist usually exercises complete control over his piano, bass, drums, and guitar. Yet, this alternative rock track chronicles a terrifying moment of total powerlessness. It draws from a real-life travel nightmare, capturing Smith...

Luma Saint invites us into a shared space with "All of Us," a track that feels like the sonic equivalent of finding a familiar face in a crowded city. There is a specific kind of magic that happens when a musician from Stockton-on-Tees decides to tackle the gargantuan concept of universal unity, especially when collaborating with his son. It grounds the grandiosity. It makes...