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,...

In his new song "BoysBoysBoys," Binoy shows that he has a strong voice. The song has a lively look at the crazy and fun world of queer hookups. From Nairobi, this singer, musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist gives the pop style a new look by drawing from many different cultures in his work. When it comes to music, Binoy's background includes sounds from East Africa and India....