The Glasgow rock outfit Delta Fire drops a high-voltage anthem 'Love Stops First' that dares you to stop caring about what other people think. Some tracks politely ask for your attention, while others kick the door open and demand you listen. When you are tired of hearing that your passions are just a phase or a hobby, you need a song that hits back with...

Jon Gold’s new single, "Lullaby for a Dream," is an act of gorgeous disorientation. You see the name—a pianist rooted in the intricate soils of jazz—and you prepare for one thing, but what arrives is a mist-laden skiff drifting from an entirely different shore. Gold, a Delaware musician, has composed a piece of British-Gaelic folk, and the cognitive dissonance is half the immediate magic....