Rickie Lee Jones, Alexis Evans, Shawn Maxwell and others are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

Jose James is taking yet another big career leap forward with ‘On and On,’ a searching exploration of the music of Erykah Badu.

Mamas Gun dig deep again and again into the R&B cavalcade of time, conjuring track after track of unique, satisfying music.

Mamas Gun offers a Thom Bell-inspired neo-soul message of hope and regrowth from seeds that have survived the harsh COVID winter.

Bluey’s new tune “Saints and Sinners” doesn’t get the point across from the lyrics alone: the music delivers, too.