Listening to “Panic Buttons,” the new single from the resurrected rave act Joe Average, feels like finding a party invitation tucked inside a government-issued emergency broadcast. It arrives with a grin, not a grimace. Thirty-four years is a long time to be quiet, and the Brighton trio of Rich, Mad Mick, and Prof have clearly spent their time away pondering the best way to...

UK pop-rock band Chandra dropped a massive new track today, "Nessun Dorma (We’ll Win Again!)." The trio frontman and guitarist Chandra Nair, lead guitarist Mike Paul, and bassist Chris Wong have engineered a wildly unexpected blend of stadium rock bombast and cinematic, operatic flair. Give it a listen below. https://open.spotify.com/album/0tw1P54E7lEWT2YUlc00dY?si=2DS13-vjQT--Iv4r2nS9yw There is a highly specific, strange kind of psychological torture attached to caring deeply about a...