Guess Pre's "Clarity." The name itself feels like a punchline missing its joke, or maybe the setup to a philosophical riddle I'm not equipped to solve. Gregory Stanton, the Wisconsin-based artist behind the moniker, has served up a nine-track album that's… well, it's trying to be a lot of things, and surprisingly, mostly succeeding. https://open.spotify.com/album/2hV27eRxEJp08kML02uRW1 This isn't background music for folding laundry. It's more like the...

JVC TheDream is known for his impassioned singing and chants, as well as his positive mood and instrumentals. He was born and nurtured in the region of the great Congo. https://soundcloud.com/jvcthedream As a young man, he freestyles when he raps. In spite of how serious he is, he performs on open mic nights and other local venues until he graduates from high school. It was time...