Joshua Bartholomew has no problem going where his heart leads him; this is clear on the digital EP that follows up his sprawling double-disc release, And So It Begins. it’s called Heart Headed, and it’s four unabashedly saccharine love songs performed with nary a twinkle of melancholy.
Heart Headed— in its title, brevity, and instant sincerity— strikes me as rather brave. Maybe it’s the concept of a love song in general that seems brave; the idea of being unafraid of vulnerability, of trusting the simple emotions we’ve learned to drown out; it’s walking naked …

A clever songwriter with a classically divine voice Toronto, Canada’s Emma-Lee spins songs of mass seduction on her debut album, Never Just A Dream. Built from ambivalent tales of heartbreak and redemption that everyone who has loved has gone through, the songs are like sonic submersibles, delving their way into the parts of you that make you tick. The catchy lyrics and osmotic melodies follow you and before you know it you’re bopping right along.
The luscious landscape of “That Sinking Feeling” sets the proper mood for what you’re going to …