Brother Dolly tunes into a beautifully bizarre frequency on their new synth-pop single, "Transmission Number 5". Working as an enigmatic trio separated by entirely different time zones, Dan Whitehouse, Jason Tarver, and Tom Greenwood piece their music together across oceans. They fold the audio residue of everyday life—the rhythmic rush of a Tokyo subway, the hollow whir of spinning bicycle wheels—into an intensely hypnotic,...

At a time when so much pop music is screaming to be heard over the noise of the algorithm, finding an artist who understands the raw power of restraint is incredibly refreshing. Swiss musician Ana April has achieved exactly that with her latest release 'Revolution'. This fresh indie alt-pop single does not rely on massive beat drops or aggressive vocal runs to make its point. Instead,...