Shawn Brown’s EP, "Into the Furious Light," doesn’t slip quietly into the stream of modern indie-folk releases; it instead cups its hands around your soul like you’re a candle in danger of flickering out. The Portland troubadour crafts songs that feel like fragments of conversations—maybe ones you walked in on too late or letters unsent to someone dear but no longer near. You’re never...

Tora Woloshin, a rapidly growing singer, has given fans another reason to enjoy the holiday season in the best way possible with her new song, "Merry Holidays." Since today is Christmas Day, it's only right that we provide this track to you as it happens, as a bold celebration of personal joy that doesn't follow the rules. Its tone is refreshingly confident, which sets it apart...