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,...

There is a specific moment late at night when the group chat goes quiet and you are left entirely alone with your thoughts. That is exactly where Bahar's new single meets you. "I Always Knew That No One Would Love Me" grabs you immediately with its raw honesty, pulling you into a space where every insecurity feels magnified. It is the kind of track that demands...