Near Death Experience's single, "Shake," arrived not so much as music, but as a sudden, urgent insistence. It’s London psych-rock-soul alright, but brewed with something fiercely immediate, demanding attention like a ringing telephone in an empty room. The core quartet – Ian Whiteling guiding the trip with vocals and guitar fuzz, Joshua Van Ness laying down a heartbeat that feels both frantic and locked-in,...

Toronto recording artist Nicole Huff has shared her new original single, "Who We Are." The rising Canadian star leans fully into dance-pop with a reflective anthem exploring identity, transformation, and the very specific joy of stepping out of the shadows. https://open.spotify.com/track/6Oll4o5ekmifZ7doLWf0Xy?si=915fd8dc0f5c4e64 There is a strange, potent liberation that happens when you finally stop pretending for the sake of other people. Huff captures that exact emotional pivot...