Irish singer-songwriter, producer, and ethnomusicologist Peadar Connolly has released his new single, "The Feeling is Over." It is a curious piece of cinematic pop that navigates the messy aftermath of a breakup with startling, amicable grace. Originally conceived as an upbeat dance-pop track, Connolly completely dismantled it. https://open.spotify.com/track/0uhseinM8QeEO2yu4oLLbi?si=-dmNgPRbT7yHU5N8P7ri5w He reassembled the bones into a lush, spacious ballad built on an unusual bedrock of orchestral swells, digital...

RoofTop Screamers’ "Blink of an Eye" has a way of unpacking itself in your mind long after the last note fades, like finding a single, unexplainable sequin on your collar hours after leaving a particularly vivid party. It struts in with this curious collision of sounds – a pinch of power pop’s bright-eyed yearning, the jagged, insistent pulse of new wave, a defiant shimmer...