Jacob Collier: Moon River

Made using hundreds upon hundreds of recordings of his own voice and over 100 more features, Jacob Collier’s “Moon River” is an a cappella rendition of the Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer classic. Inflecting his voice to cover the track’s high, low and more symphonic moments, Collier’s version grows and bellows out into a massive, orchestra-like performance. Herbie Hancock, Daniel Caesar, Ty Dolla $ign, Lianne …

Slow Hollows: Get Along

From LA-based Slow Hollows’ highly anticipated new album, lead single “Get Along” beguiles with dizzying beauty. An earnest message underscores the lyrics, delivered with quiet wonder by lead singer Austin Anderson. He and Slow Hollows bandmate Daniel Fox produced the track, along with additional composition from Björn Yttling (of Peter Björn and John). The American Millennial-directed music video counterbalances the mundane with the magical—often through …

Janet May: Lessons To Learn

Direct but detailed, Janet May’s debut single “Lessons to Learn” can only be described as rock poetry. Driven by May’s vocals, set over a steady strum of guitar and a developing electronic throb, the track does not shy away from substantial lyrical topics. May spent time as a backup singer for Bombay Bicycle Club, Alex Winston and others. With this song, and the Pete Voelker-directed …