Some doors do not close with a slam. They remain half-open, daring a person to walk back through them after the room behind them has grown small and airless. The past can be persuasive that way. It offers familiar furniture, old names, a version of comfort that asks too much in return. "Backwards, Baby," the latest single from Caitlin Kent-Halliday, begins from that human pressure...

Geonny sounds like he walked into the room with unfinished business and decided the mic could handle the rest. "Broken Names (Live)" grabs the collar, points at the mess, and asks why anyone kept pretending the mess was cute. The single has heat, sweat, and a little side-eye. That last part matters. Some breakup records cry in the bathroom. This one kicks the door open,...