The single from Syracuse’s ORWAX, “Everything's Addictive,” doesn’t so much ask a question as it does state a grim, unblinking diagnosis for the modern soul. From its first notes, the track establishes itself not as a party anthem for self-destruction, but as the sound of the machine humming underneath our choices. The trio—a self-contained unit of Ryan and Jim Moran, with Jason Randall on...

Lyndo Jaco, the Adelaide-based rock recluse, has essentially blown the doors off his home studio with his new single, “All Over Again”. He tackles every single element of the mix himself layering his own guitars, bass, drums, and vocals fusing the sweaty nostalgia of classic pub rock with the frantic, highly caffeinated heartbeat of modern pop-punk. The resulting atmosphere feels exactly like a glorious,...