Detroit-born, Scandinavian-based jazz vocalist Ella Fitzpatrick has officially unveiled her latest album, "Big Band Reflections", delivering a lush, ambitious tribute to the golden era of jazz orchestras. Honing her craft by blending raw American soul with a sharp Nordic sophistication, Fitzpatrick uses this project to transform the colossal, moving parts of a swing ensemble into a functioning metaphor for human survival. The tempos inevitably...

With "The HeARTist," Dublin's very own Galvo joins the indie-folk community in its ongoing pursuit for true heartbeats among an array of sounds. This 14-track journey relates to an authenticity that is difficult to find these days. Galvo is a phenomenon rather than simply a name or an artist. Every note he sings and every chord he pulls tells of a life submerged in melodies since...