Mick J Clark unfurls “Anuther Sunny Hulliday,” and one finds oneself contemplating the peculiar architecture of joy, especially when it’s blueprinting escape for the very young. This pop-dance single practically hums with pre-departure jitters, a concentrated dose of that effervescent anticipation before you trade spreadsheets for sandcastles, or, in this case, school chairs for a “Parrot Dance.” https://open.spotify.com/track/0EYQmXFgcmmJUUKF5QTZEo?si=0bUuw3nHQkSJs6ibX95EJA The promise is classic, distilled sunshine: clear blue...

Mike Stewart Theory’s new single, “It Reaches Us,” feels less like a piece of music and more like a strange meteorological event happening inside your head. You’re immediately dropped into a groove that has the smooth, shoulder-rolling confidence of 80s soul, but something is off in the atmosphere. The air is thick with a psychedelic haze, a sense of temporal displacement that is both...