Dominique Fils-Aimé, courtesy Jetro Emilcar. This week, Dominique Fils-Aimé embodies the blues, Yung Bae invigorates dance, Donna Missal uplifts through electronic music, Olivia Dean gives us heart-warming pop, Nemophila energizes with heavy metal and Jeffrey Eli personifies queer pop. Dominique Fils-Aimé, “My Mind at Ease” — Canadian singer Dominique…

The best albums of 2020 include (clockwise from top left): The Jayhawks, Lady Gaga, Royce da 5’9”, Poppy, MisterWives, The Weeknd, Donna Missal, Caleb Landry Jones, Songhoy Blues and Homeboy Sandman. Welcome back to RIFF’s top album countdown! If you’re here just to complain about the order or lack…

Almost two years following the success of her debut album, This Time, the 29-year-old Angeleno Donna Missal gets personal, painting stories of heartbreak and triumph. Missal describes her sophomore album, Lighter, as “represent[ing] the concept of burning shit down all around you and rising from the ashes.” Lighter Donna Missal…

Clockwise from top left: Kandle, Gleemer, Donna Missal, Charlie Peacock, Josie Dunne and JR JR. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time…