Right then, let’s talk about Sean Kennedy and his latest single, "Insane." It arrived, not so much announced, as simply appearing in the sonic landscape, like finding a misplaced chess piece on a park bench. Kennedy, who’s apparently been putting pen to paper since he was ten (good lord, what angst were you channeling at ten?), crafts this slice of indie pop that digs...

British singer-songwriter Daisy Howard brilliantly captures the dizzying, maddening loop of an addictive relationship on her abrasive new grunge-pop single, "On and On". Trading her background in polished YouTube covers for a semi-nomadic life currently rooted in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Howard pivots into deeply personal territory. She leans heavily into alternative rock dripping with dry humor and exhausted self-awareness. Instead of romantically weeping over...