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...

If you are a lady reading this, I strongly advise you to put this song at the top of your playlist. Use this song as a daily reminder that you are a very special being, if at all feasible. Lionee wants to encourage and motivate you with his new song "Legit," which has uplifting and motivating lyrics that advocate independence, self-sufficiency, and inner strength, particularly...