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...

Sofi Vonn, a London-based New York-born electronic pop singer, has released her latest track, "Contagious" from her upcoming EP later this year. It is a song that covers a wide range of emotions and addresses a variety of societal concepts, including love, sexuality, and other common emotions that are both strong and relevant. "Contagious" acts as a reflection of society, showing its accomplishments, problems, and ambiguities...