UPHORIA, the rising, multi-instrumentalist, solo artist hailing from Australia's Sunshine Coast, bursts onto the scene with her single, "Don't Wanna Catch Your Disease." It's a declaration, a sonic slap in the face to anyone who's ever tried to dim someone else's sparkle. This track is all about reclaiming power. Imagine that feeling when you finally rip off a band-aid that’s been stuck way too long....

There is a peculiar alchemy happening with Jimmy Eff and the Sundogs on their new single, "Better Like Before". It sits in the air like the smell of ozone right after a lightning strike charged, crisp, and signifying a sudden shift in the atmosphere. You listen to it, and you sort of expect the industrial gray of their Birmingham home base, yet the sound...