Love Ghost and The Skinner Brothers have dropped their new single, “Worth it,” and it arrives not so much with a knock as with the splintering crack of a door being kicked off its hinges. This is the sound of the emotional floor giving way. It’s a raw-nerved piece of alternative rock that scrapes at the psyche, possessing the same comforting quality as a...

Morsrot’s new single, "Primrose Path," is less a gentle stroll and more a full-body collision with a garden wall. This Maltese-via-Berlin outfit has forged a sound so thick with intent it feels architectural. The riffs are not so much played as they are built, one groaning, distorted slab at a time, creating a structure that feels both imprisoning and fiercely protective. It is the...