No Ordinary Fish. The name itself conjures expectations beyond the usual shoal, doesn't it? And their new single, "I Wonder," largely delivers on that peculiar promise. It’s a track that sidles up rather than storms in, Exeter’s four-piece crafting a slow-burn narrative of party-lit paranoia and eventual, crucial self-affirmation. https://open.spotify.com/track/1njJIPxdyL3IANAtuQnaAn?si=4b060b4eb12840c2 Debbie Pearce’s voice steers us through this emotional labyrinth. We’re right there with her, feeling that...

Near Death Experience's single, "Shake," arrived not so much as music, but as a sudden, urgent insistence. It’s London psych-rock-soul alright, but brewed with something fiercely immediate, demanding attention like a ringing telephone in an empty room. The core quartet – Ian Whiteling guiding the trip with vocals and guitar fuzz, Joshua Van Ness laying down a heartbeat that feels both frantic and locked-in,...