The French actress and singer Clara Quilichini flips the script on a breakup with a confessional pop single that thrives on sarcastic self-reflection. Some tracks hit you with a wave of sadness, but others hit you with the uncomfortable truth that you might actually be the problem. That sudden, sinking realization that you have morphed into the exact person who broke your heart is a...

Helena May’s new single, “Side Effects,” doesn’t just enter a room; it strides in with the kind of confident, hip-swinging swagger that makes you instinctively check your own posture. This is Brit-Funk with a capital F, built on a groove that feels less like a rhythm and more like a wry, talkative companion. It’s got that specific, indefinable warmth of an old analogue recording,...