Rubanq’s “Worldwide Dead” slides into your listening not with a bang, but with the gritty inevitability of a slowly tightening knot. Joel Patric, the Gothenburg mind behind this introspective project, isn’t serving up easy comforts. Instead, he’s crafting a heavy-hearted chronicle of our digital descent, a sort of sonic warning flare fired from a shoreline most of us are too screen-addled to even see. https://open.spotify.com/track/7EW97ayWhXaAWreULBkoOB?si=43235d208a2a4ea3 The...

Listening to this gorgeous song, which was written in the context of expressing one's affection for another person, is a great way to make this weekend feel even more special. The initial appearance of Hettie B is intriguing, and we can't ignore it. She just released a new track under the title "Something About You" as a single. The overall atmosphere of the song is upbeat...