Praise songs enter politely. This one walks in with its hands raised and a story already in motion. "We Give You the Glory (Bless Your Name)" brings Dayne Malcolm and Jodian Pantry back together for their second collaboration, and the chemistry is the real headline. The Jamaican gospel artists bring worship close to the body: the lifted hand, the cracked voice, the friend helping you finish...

Micah Rose-Trespeuch’s new album, "Coughing Up Blood," feels less like a listening experience and more like witnessing an urgent, almost involuntary act of transmutation. Rose-Trespeuch (piano, vocals), with Julien Baraness masterfully texturing the soundscapes and Gaetan Allard providing the often-fractured, sometimes thunderous pulse on drums, has crafted something akin to a diary written in volatile ink. One moment, you're amidst Chopin-esque piano runs that...