Andy Downing

Tori Kelly's optimism shines through in everything from the title of her forthcoming debut ("Unbreakable Smile," out June 23) to the unbridled enthusiasm with which the pop singer has pursued...

Touring with Arcade Fire, Will Butler became accustomed to facing down sold-out arena crowds. Even so, the Texas-raised musician (and younger brother of Arcade Fire singer Win) enjoys the change...

Adia Victoria appreciates the irony in launching a series of cross-country tours--the latest of which hits the Do Division Street Festival on Sunday, May 31--off the strength of her bluesy,...

Meg Myers considers herself an introvert, but on a pair of EPs, including last year's "Make a Shadow," the Nashville-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter holds little back, turning out cathartic, industrial-tinged...

Singer/songwriter Mackenzie Scott, who records and performs as Torres, always has felt more kinship with the hare than the tortoise. It's a trait that revealed itself in everything from her...

Until recently, Kiesza never envisioned a career as a solo performer, focusing her efforts on songwriting rather than producing her own material. That all changed with the success of "Hideaway,"...

The title of Milky Chance's debut full-length, "Sadnecessary," doubles as an apt descriptor for the German duo's melancholic brand of folktronica, which marries a downcast, reggae- and house music-infused thump...

Though 30-year-old electronic musician Nosaj Thing is still a young man, he sometimes feels like a relic discussing his introduction to beat-making. "I'm talking about radio and cassette decks, which...

Hip-hop fans looking for a pleasant diversion should look to someone other than Vince Staples. "Listening to this music shouldn't be like, 'This feels like a good time,'" said Staples,...

The Preatures emerged in 2014 on the strength of jangly, insistent single "Is This How You Feel?" The track, which anchors the Australian quintet's debut album, "Blue Planet Eyes," was...