Desperate Electric, the genre-defying power disco duo out of Butte, Montana, dive headfirst into an intoxicating cocktail of rhythm and human vulnerability on their new studio album, "News Flash!". Kayti Korte and Ben Morris are tapping into a bizarre yet flawless universe where late-night romantic nostalgia meets a relentlessly confident dance-pop bounce. The entire record is an exploration of sexual liberation and escapism that...

Deleting a text thread is easy. Deleting the person who changed the meaning of a street, a guitar chord, or a quiet afternoon is another matter. That friction powers “Washed Away,” Laji George’s new alternative rock single, a four-minute release that turns the fantasy of erasing a former love into a pressure point. The New York singer, songwriter, and Pseutopia frontman borrows the premise of Eternal...