The first listen of Haus of Sound’s new single, “Mirage,” is like walking into a room where a beautifully ornate vase has just been shattered against a wall. There's a jagged, crystalline energy here, a collision of theatrical drama and raw, modern discontent. Evolving from their 2000s tribute roots, the Everett band has synthesized the best of that era’s angst—the coiled tension of early...

DayEyez crashes ashore with "Cast Away," a single that feels less like a planned arrival and more like waking up amidst personal wreckage you vaguely remember building. Helmed by Shaun Dayman from Richmond, New Zealand, this AI-driven alt-rock project tackles profound regret with a sound both cinematically huge and intimately crushing. Forget grand catastrophes; the narrative here is the slow, insidious rot of relationship...