Rhythm Pals’ new single, ‘Lookin’ Good,’ shimmied into my listening rotation, and honestly, it’s got the kind of bounce that could coax a smile from a particularly grumpy badger. These two dads, one musician, one animator, have concocted a pop-funk confection that’s as bright and immediate as a freshly opened box of crayons. Pure kid fuel, this. https://open.spotify.com/track/4vKkjfjgVFUgsbkArYE07b?si=3c4e041c48c249e1 The track champions the noble art of dressing...

Elliot Minor, those British rock-revivalists, are back from a decade-plus slumber. They've re-emerged, instruments blazing, with their new single "How Does It Feel." You know, the ones who always managed to sneak a cello into a mosh pit? That's them. Five members, still kicking. https://open.spotify.com/track/67pBtCFIlV0yPrkuLJ4FzK?si=EtxH00rOTsiYJ4CYRQQhqg "How Does It Feel" digs into that gloriously messy space where outward success crashes headfirst into inner turmoil. They are painting...