P0STERGIRL, the Brighton-based purveyor of sardonic art-pop, has dropped a new single, "PARADISE," and, honestly, it's the kind of track that makes you want to simultaneously dance and ponder the heat death of the universe. I think I need new shoes, too. https://open.spotify.com/track/2RM0f0UWF7JumJR9gCxnhI?si=726ed2382cac472e "PARADISE" apparently grapples with optimistic nihilism, which, at first glance, feels like ordering a sugar-free ice cream sundae topped with existential dread. P0STERGIRL,...

Well now, here’s The Flying Beets with their single "I See Through You," and it lands with the distinct thud of knowing something you almost wish you didn't. Singer/guitarist Nathan Waller, flanked by David Cross on bass and Steven Clements on drums, crafts an alt-rock sound here that feels less like soaring rebellion and more like pacing anxiously in a beautifully furnished, yet soundproof,...