The first few bars of HZPROD’s new single, “War Within (Radio Edit),” don’t so much start a song as they do raise a curtain on a scene already in grim, perpetual motion. There’s a cinematic weight here, a feeling of vastness and confinement all at once. The beat hits with the grim finality of a heavy vault door swinging shut, trapping you inside the...

When Desperate Electric unleashed their new single "I Control The Vibe," they handed us an exact sonic blueprint for walking into a room and instantly rearranging its molecular structure. The Montana power disco duo Kayti Korte and Ben Morris specialize in brewing up something incredibly intoxicating. Their musical world is famously described as a late-night lounge where Marvin Gaye buys Daft Punk a cocktail,...