HVOB, courtesy Andreas Jakwerth. The eclecticism of HVOB, emotional depth of Jessie Murph, driving ambient force of Sky H1, daine’s cutthroat emo banger, Duncan Laurence’s holiday sparkle and EMELINE’s empowered electro-pop make up our favorite tracks of the week. HVOB, “Bruise” — Austrian electronic duo HVOB is entering its fifth…

What, you’ve never seen an ice queen on a pole before? As an American I’m obligated to give a passing thought to the annual Eurovision Song Contest as a sort of foreign novelty then immediately forget about it. The United States isn’t involved, after all, despite three non-Europe continents…