Glass Rabbit make the pressure audible on “Damn Shame”. The new single begins with intimacy, then gives that closeness somewhere to go: into a heavier, noise-driven finale earned by the tension before it. “Damn Shame” places the Portland quartet at the intersection of dream pop, shoegaze and noise rock, examining shame, repeated behaviour and conflicting emotions. Becky Phillips leads on vocals and bass; Scott Crawford contributes...

Listening to Chelsea Rebecca’s new single, “Little Girl”, is like finding a devastatingly honest diary entry tucked inside a brightly-coloured travel guide for a city you’ll never visit. It begins with the expected folk-pop intimacy: Rebecca’s silky voice sketching a scene so close it feels confidential. But the intimacy is a feint. This isn’t a quaint room for quiet reflection; it's a cage with...