There's a specific kind of pleasant dread in the opening moments of Korda Korder’s new single, "You Still Turn Me Inside Out," like standing at the entrance of a cathedral you know is haunted by something benevolent. The East Sussex outfit calls this a gothic lament, and they aren't wrong, but it’s a lamentation born from awe, not sorrow. Guitars fall like silver rain...

Glass Cabin’s latest single, “I Don’t Know,” feels less like a song arriving and more like something found already playing in a dusty, roadside motel room you didn’t intend to stop at. Jess Brown and Dave Flint, the architects of this Nashville duo, have conjured a piece that sits squarely in their poetic intersection of country rock atmosphere and gothic Americana shadowplay. It's a...