There's a curious jolt in hearing a title like "Us Against The World" from an act called The Cockney Cowboy. The name itself is a glorious contradiction, a pairing of gritty East London reality with the wide-open romance of Nashville. You half expect a joke, but what Justin Vella delivers is a dead-serious, straight-shooting country ballad that smells less of hay bales and more...

The moment we heard it, we were so enthralled that we couldn't help but return it to you in the same condition that it was sent. By any measure, it's a solid tune! The new single "Kites" by Maya Jupiter and Nova Emad is further proof that the two artists couldn't be more perfect for one another. You will eventually own up to this. As they...