Listening to RIOT SON’s new single, “Loneliest at Best,” is a curious exercise in emotional time-travel. The sound pulls you back to the early 2000s, to a time of angular guitars and heartfelt, frayed-collar vocals. It has that nervous, shimmering energy of indie rock that always sounded best on a pair of wired headphones, the beat prodding you forward even as the lyrics confess...

Who are the band members and what do they play? Just me, I do all the producing and vocals How and where did you get together? Well, it all started when I was born What are the band's main influences? Misty Edwards, John Thurlow, Lil Wayne, a slew of metal bands, Mac Miller, and a lot more i can’t even think of right now. Have you played any notable gigs,...