Night Wolf, collaborating with The Fods have dropped "Kickback", and it is a masterclass in holding two wildly opposing truths in your hands at once. The transatlantic indie punk collective Neil "Birch" Birchall, Alan Winn providing backing, Chris "EZ" Ranson, Paul "Ol" Collins, and Rob Critchley drastically shifts away from their usual territory. By teaming with UK-based producer Night Wolf, whose cinematic sound design...

Allyson Whitmell's "Crack in My Window" arrived in my inbox, and honestly, my first thought was, "Is this the soundtrack to a particularly poignant cat food commercial?" But then, of course – because life loves a good plot twist – it wasn't. https://open.spotify.com/album/7lNXzGxooWZNRYKxSusY3q?si=isdinrQoRwi-yVmYTMH4fA It is, in reality, Whitmell taking a swan dive into the murky waters of nostalgia, grief, and that weird feeling you get when...