Mike Stewart Theory’s new single, “It Reaches Us,” feels less like a piece of music and more like a strange meteorological event happening inside your head. You’re immediately dropped into a groove that has the smooth, shoulder-rolling confidence of 80s soul, but something is off in the atmosphere. The air is thick with a psychedelic haze, a sense of temporal displacement that is both...

Swedish-Balkan artist GINAxC drops her new single "Liar on Fire" with the heavy, deeply satisfying thud of a flipped dining table. She’s currently navigating the Eurovision circuit via San Marino, yet this track wholly rejects the sunny escapism of contest pop in favor of neon vengeance. https://open.spotify.com/track/7FFkidOKj0o9wIk2syVZfd?si=6acef3d535cc4660 This song operates inside the grim, sweaty machinery of a power shift. A relentless Europop progression drags you by...