The Madrid-based singer-songwriter Elif Coskun turns a soft, cinematic alt-pop single into a clear-eyed hit of memory, forgiveness, and emotional honesty. Some songs hit because they say the messy thing before you are ready to admit it. Elif Coskun's "The Hardest Part" does exactly that, then lets the feeling hang there. This cinematic single from the Madrid-based singer-songwriter, shocks through care, not anger. That may sound...

"Eyes of Izzy" has the feel of a song that waited until the room got quiet enough to speak. Mark Moule, the Busselton-based singer-songwriter originally from Birmingham, brings forward an original single and the hook is instantly different. This is not a casual name-drop from history. It is a Mark Moule "Eyes of Izzy" single review about a track that takes Abraham "Izzy" Orloff, the...