Near Death Experience's single, "Shake," arrived not so much as music, but as a sudden, urgent insistence. It’s London psych-rock-soul alright, but brewed with something fiercely immediate, demanding attention like a ringing telephone in an empty room. The core quartet – Ian Whiteling guiding the trip with vocals and guitar fuzz, Joshua Van Ness laying down a heartbeat that feels both frantic and locked-in,...

French-Portuguese artist Lionee shatters expectations with "Make A Badman Chase You," a magnetic fusion of dancehall rhythms and pop sensibilities that marks his first release in over a year. The track showcases an artist pushing beyond conventional genre boundaries, crafting something distinctly fresh in today's musical landscape. At its core, the single presents a compelling narrative of power dynamics reversed. A self-assured protagonist finds himself willingly...