GINAxC’s single, “Dopamine Rush,” doesn’t so much arrive as it… activates. It’s less a gentle introduction and more a direct feed into the central nervous system, a jolt that bypasses polite conversation entirely. This Swedish artist paints with a palette of electronic pop and synthpop that feels less like colours and more like raw, flickering currents. https://open.spotify.com/track/1gP0GuFz5k07cWtNMwwIPa?si=356ad09ab6b14a4c The track itself is a shrine to the fierce,...

Twenty years into their tenure, The Plastic Pals have returned with "Keep it Burning", a record that feels less like a studio product and more like finding a pristine, forgotten leather jacket in a thrift store scuffed, smelling faintly of clove cigarettes, and fitting perfectly. Hailing from Stockholm, this group has managed a strange bit of sonic teleportation. They are Swedish, yes, but the...