Natalia Lafourcade, Vagabon

Natalia Lafourcade is an unconventional Mexican pop star—a pixie-voiced presence with expansive musical roots that run through her new album, Musas, an homage to the legends of Latin music. Vagabon, the project of Cameroon-born New Yorker Lætitia Tamko, is “an indie rock game changer” (Pitchfork). Each is a fearless triple-threat singer/instrumentalist/songwriter whose popular appeal matches her critical acclaim. While they come from different worlds, they both create lucid magic, with disarmingly candid lyrics folded into expertly crafted cadences that know exactly when to build and recede.