Dylan Forshner's new EP, “Hopeless Optimism,” presents itself not so much as a collection of songs but as a series of candid diary entries set to intricately picked acoustic strings. This five-song journey from the Welland, Canada artist begins in a place of palpable internal wrestling, where the lyrics – and Forshner’s delivery – map out the grim territories of being overwhelmed, using substances...

Couldn't Be Happiers have unfurled their new album, “Couple(t)s,” and it’s rather like stumbling upon an old, leather-bound book of family anecdotes in your grandmother’s attic – one full of unexpected truths you’re not entirely sure you’re ready for, but curiosity, that insatiable little terrier, just won’t leave it be. The duo, Jodi Hildebran Lee and Jordan Crosby Lee, aren't just harmonizing notes; they're...