Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told” arrives with a sound you can almost run a thumb over, like worn corduroy. In an age of sterile, diamond-polished productions, this album is a defiantly handmade thing, tracked onto vintage cassette machines. The result is not a flaw, but an ingredient. A faint, persistent hiss breathes alongside the instruments, a ghost in the machine who...

The Nigerian musician KOHDEE has returned with a new single titled "Mr Fantastic," an ode to his female listeners. His interpretation of the song is so captivating that we know it will appeal to every single one of the ladies. That is the bare minimum you should expect. The Nigerian singer recorded it with boundless enthusiasm, and its hypnotic melodies are universal in their ability to...