Anastasia Rydlevskaya makes rage feel methodical on Alchemia. Her fourth full-length album takes the four classical stages of alchemy and turns them into a hard-edged account of betrayal, trauma and feminine power. Nigredo, Albedo and Calcinatio, Citrinitas, then Rubedo each push the heroine into a new state. The result sits firmly in dark electronic music, but it also carries experimental pop and pagan motifs. That framing...

"Dopamine" hits before you can settle in. Weekend Millionaires begin their debut single with a delay-treated guitar figure that feels half invitation, half warning, then singer Maisie cuts through it with a question aimed straight at the listener. The three-piece from Sheffield have built an indie rock record around that instant of recognition, when a good feeling starts asking for another turn. Weekend Millionaires are Maisie,...