Ultan’s single, "The Tempest," erupts not so much into the room as it does through the floorboards, dragging with it the scent of wet wool and imminent confrontation. This Dublin solo musician, a cartographer of past agonies, presents an energetic rock piece that feels less like a song about history and more like a fragment of it, throbbing and urgent. The main riff careers...

Julia Faulks arrives with her single "Dig Deep," and the title itself feels like instructions for listening. You don’t just skim this track; it asks for a shovel, metaphorically speaking. Faulks, hailing from Surrey, sings of a love that’s frankly enormous – the kind that fills the room, rearranges the furniture, and demands constant, devoted attention. It's that giddy, spinning feeling, yes, but tethered...