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...

Senior Dunce's new single, "Bestial," has arrived, feeling less like a typical release and more like an urgent, slightly baffling philosophical tract wrapped in a day-glo dance floor invitation. It’s a funky house dance track, make no mistake. Yet, this isn't solely an invitation to shuffle your feet; it's a dispatch from the messy, gloriously imperfect front lines of human existence. https://open.spotify.com/album/0lzz1FMqXuBpGzuK1YKlWc?si=w1CEDHE7S7W1AkudlyVFAw Dunce, a self-proclaimed eccentric...