There are weeks that feel too crowded for seven days. They arrive with glowing screens, quick promises, late replies, private doubt, and the odd little silence that follows a message left sitting too long. By Friday, the heart has already held a full committee meeting. By Sunday, the truth has stopped being polite. That compressed emotional weather is the territory Lana Karlay enters on 'For...

Because of the deft manner in which she combines the styles of country music, pop music, folk music, and the music of her Brazilian ancestors, Anna Lopes stands out as a bright light in the huge musical tapestry of linked genres and worldwide influences that characterises the music business. At the age of 19, she uprooted her life and travelled to the United States to...