Keeping going can sound deceptively simple as advice. Digging For Kanky complicate that idea on “Raining Stones”, their single. The Manchester trio put the cost of endurance in view. Their focus is not heroic triumph, but the pressure of carrying on when life has closed in. That makes this an alternative music release with a serious social charge. It does not settle for a motivational slogan. Instead,...

There’s a strange and lovely tension in "My Ears Are Attentive" from Glory Company, a sensation akin to watching a storm gather over a placid lake. Husband-and-wife duo Matthew and Pearl Nagy have built a vessel of spacious synths and contemplative pop, yet beneath the surface, there’s a current pulling you under with an undeniable, almost danceable, rhythm. It's an odd invitation to move...