Roger Knox’s “Buluunarbi & The Old North Star” has settled in, and it’s like unearthing a geode – outwardly unassuming country bedrock, but crack it open and the crystals of story shimmer with a fierce, knowing light. The 'Koori King of Country', as he's known, doesn't just sing; he offers up pieces of a map drawn in river water and resilience, guiding you through...

Montreal five-piece Wave and Wire unleash a searing purge of bad blood on their new single, “Bullet.” The track opens with an echoing, subdued vocal melody hovering over a steady pulse before suddenly detonating into a frantic blast of skate-punk velocity and blown-out distortion. It pulls heavily from the sweat-drenched grit of ’90s alt-rock and Queens of the Stone Age, moving with the reckless...