Houston-based psych-rock duo The Shrubs return with "Let Us In", a frantically catchy single that basically sugarcoats a societal breakdown in layers of infectious fuzz. https://open.spotify.com/album/4DHZnz49JHoaX6Ce0uAdd6?si=xvATg3GHRyS6lHn1pLjiNw Miguel and Sophie have a fascinating knack for dragging fifty-year-old analog reel-to-reels and gritty cassettes into modern digital landscapes. Here, they have engineered a massive, heavily distorted wall of sound that races forward with a sweaty, desperate urgency. You catch...

Far Rockaway singer-songwriter Jaz Vernon captures the hazy ache of romantic paralysis on his new single, "Either Way." A multi-instrumentalist who plays piano, trumpet, and drums, Vernon has developed a sound that threads gospel-inflected vocal warmth through the sleek, atmospheric architecture of modern trap soul. The track arrives as he prepares his upcoming sophomore release, with a third single already in the pipeline. https://open.spotify.com/track/5a1fzVCmkANpTHMwA8udol?si=EhR4xDk5TKiIV0x9W1S6pQ Built around...