Turning thirty can pull the past suddenly close. Zo Burton gives that feeling a patient pulse on “space” his debut contemporary R&B single. The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, producer and musician sits with the people, relationships and experiences that marked his twenties, then asks how they might remain present as life changes. It is a slow-burning introduction with warmth enough to draw listeners in and restraint enough to...

Listening to Shery M navigate the pulsating, anxious corridors of "Goin Gone" feels like watching a high-speed train pass a quiet station; you catch glimpses of faces in the windows, but mostly, it is just wind, velocity, and the undeniable sense that something is leaving forever. https://open.spotify.com/album/64HupTsSPKfqTMzg4hUtUf?si=tPYF-a9_S1iN8D1M_fJUWA The single arrives wrapped in the glossy sheen of Global Pop and Dance-Pop, yet the engine driving it is...