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....

Robert Bacon's newest song, "Out Of The Blue," is a breath of fresh air in music. Bacon grew up in the Midwest, where principles were strong because he was born into a military family. Because of this, he has a deep affection for his country and the honest storytelling that makes country music unique. The recently released song "Out Of The Blue," written by Bacon and played on...