Listening to “Small Town Syndrome” by thinking silly is an exercise in delightful contradiction. Dylan Morrison’s project, shaped here by the production hand of collaborator Margot Taylor, builds a sleek, propulsive chassis of dark pop and minimal techno, only to house an engine of pure, grinding ache. It’s the sound of someone forcing a smile so wide their face hurts, a dance track for...

The UK-based collaborative duo Night Wolf dropped their new single "Unstoppable" today. This cinematic release seamlessly merges the talents of its two members, pairing the expansive, story-first sound design of producer and engineer Night Wolf with the intimately unguarded vocals of Norfolk singer-songwriter Lois Powell. https://open.spotify.com/track/2tDtfTmnzSfLVza4OOC5JH?si=ec644ccc84d1412e I often find it bizarre how stubbornly we lug our internal damage around, guarding a dormant kind of sadness like...