How would you celebrate your 22nd birthday? In the case of rising R&B talent Mahalia, it was meant to be her biggest headline show so far at a sold-out Brixton Academy – which certainly beats a night ...

There’s a lot of music out there. To help you cut through all the noise, every week The A.V. Club is rounding up A-Sides, five recent releases we think are worth your time. You can listen to these and ...