About Tragically Unknown Tragically Unknown, one of Iceland's most promising rock bands, has just released a new song called "In Between." Tragically Unknown is a Reykjavik-based Icelandic rock band composed of the individually gifted vocalist Helena Hafsteinsdóttir, guitarist Oddur Mar, and bassist Thorgnyr Albertsson. The Cranberries and Paramore are among the bands that influenced Tragically Unknown. They began making music together in the fall of 2021....

Listening to “Small Town Syndrome” by thinking silly is an exercise in delightful contradiction. Dylan Morrison’s project, shaped here by the production hand of collaborator Margot Taylor, builds a sleek, propulsive chassis of dark pop and minimal techno, only to house an engine of pure, grinding ache. It’s the sound of someone forcing a smile so wide their face hurts, a dance track for...