Casey McQuillen’s single “Better” arrives not with a bang, but with the quiet, decisive click of a well-made lock securing a door. It’s pop music, certainly, groomed and gleaming, yet beneath the surface bubbles a fierce kind of self-possession that’s less about demanding attention and more about curating who gets past the velvet rope of your own contentment. Coming from someone known for empowerment...

You know that exact moment when the group chat goes dead silent because someone finally said the thing everyone else was too scared to type? That is the exact frequency Chloe Jessica is operating on with her second single, "Bitch in a Dress." 'Bitch In A Dress' is a straight shot of adrenaline for anyone who has ever been labelled the bad guy just for...