The New Citizen Kane offers a curious, glittering confection with the new single "Ratbag Joy," and it’s a listen that feels a bit like dancing with a ghost at a warehouse party. On the surface, it’s all neon-slicked indie dance propulsion; a beat that tugs at your shoulders and synth hooks polished to a mirror shine, perfectly engineered for the hazy bliss of 2...

Near Death Experience's single, "Shake," arrived not so much as music, but as a sudden, urgent insistence. It’s London psych-rock-soul alright, but brewed with something fiercely immediate, demanding attention like a ringing telephone in an empty room. The core quartet – Ian Whiteling guiding the trip with vocals and guitar fuzz, Joshua Van Ness laying down a heartbeat that feels both frantic and locked-in,...