Being compared with an ex is bad enough. Being compared with one over a driving electronic beat is Cameron’s answer. “Love Me Like Your Ex,” the 23-year-old Nashville pop artist’s single, turns a dating frustration into a compact, club-ready rush. The title gives away the provocation, but the record has a smarter hook than simple resentment: it asks what happens when a current relationship starts...

With Oli Ng and his latest release, "Steadfast," I found myself suddenly transported away from my cluttered desk and into a passenger seat, watching telephone wires loop and dip against a setting sun. You know that specific physical sensation when you stop checking the speedometer because you trust the driver with your life? This track bottles that. It’s the sonic equivalent of finally unclenched...