Hmm... Sarah Crean

Woke up, checked the boards, and saw Sarah Crean sitting pretty at number four on Spotify’s Fresh Finds UK & IE with “Calypso.” That made me pause. After getting dropped by the major-label machine post-“02:00 AM,” the Irish singer-songwriter took her lumps, moved back home, and rebuilt from scratch. Now her independent record *Heirloom*—made entirely with women collaborators—proves getting cut loose was just a detour. “Calypso” is shimmering, defiant alt-pop. Don’t sleep on this comeback arc; she's taking the lead back on her own terms.