To listen to Radarfield’s new single, “Séance,” is to accept an invitation into a room thick with the scent of old wood and burnt-out candles. The Berlin duo, comprised of Tom on vocals and Marcus on synths, are not merely playing a song; they are conducting a ritual, and we are the anxious audience, leaning in to catch a message from the other side....

DJ AB’s “YNS Cypher 2025” has swaggered into existence. Not a gentle arrival, mind you, but more the auditory equivalent of a conquering legion setting up a very loud, very confident camp. This isn't background hum for a Tuesday afternoon; it’s a full-colour, high-decibel assertion from the Northern Nigerian hip-hop vanguard, a yearly planting of the YNS flag. DJ AB, the central current, is...