Hertfordshire DIY artist Mark Garvey pulls zero punches on his new hardcore punk single, “In a World Full of Sheerans, Be More Macklemore.” Operating as a one-man band out of a garden shed, Garvey unconventionally constructs his abrasive tracks entirely inside Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software. That cut-and-splice approach translates directly into the music’s manic momentum: relentless, rapid rhythmic pounding and heavily distorted...

There is a strange gravity to those who seem entirely unbothered by the weight of expectation. They move through rooms with a careless grace, leaving a trail of minor disruptions that somehow only add to their charm. It is a phenomenon well documented in the annals of pop culture, from the brooding rebels of mid-century cinema to the unkempt guitarists of the early two-thousands indie sleaze...