J Terrell's "Stardom" isn't a song asking for your belief; it's a receipt for a future that has already been purchased. Presented as a dispatch from "Dream Radio," the track functions as an audible incantation, a funky, propulsive spell designed to bend reality to its will. The confidence here isn't boastful; it’s procedural, as if we’re listening to someone calmly read the minutes from...

Harris Rafferty makes his latest statement with "Burnin’", a track that arrives with the subtle grace of a brick thrown through a conservatory window. Listening to this, I was immediately struck by the sheer kinetic output of the Lancashire artist; it feels less like a studio recording and more like being strapped into a roller coaster that has not been inspected for safety since...