Sydney electronic artist ZeeCogency has returned with "So Easy," an instrumental single that moves with the cold, deliberate focus of heavy machinery humming in an underground tunnel. Shaped by over two decades of playing and producing across genres channeling elements of big beat and metal alongside the hazy, low-end foundations of trip-hop and downtempo the independent producer strips away traditional melodic comfort here in...

Growing up changes the meaning of a late night. The Mack Brothers seize that feeling on “Sleepless in Seattle,” an indie rock single from Philadelphia brothers John and Matthew Mackara. The title comes from John’s own phrase for those anxious, can’t-switch-off hours, and the song’s stated concern is the friction between the past and the present. That premise hits hard because it is familiar without being...