Some songs are like a time machine. You press play, and suddenly you’re somewhere else, some other time. Maybe it’s a smoky bar in the 1970s, a sweaty punk club in the 80s, or, in the case of “Oh Denise,” the new single from Ken Woods and The Old Blue Gang, a dusty dancehall on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, sometime in the not-too-distant past. The...

Swedish-Balkan artist GINAxC drops her new single "Liar on Fire" with the heavy, deeply satisfying thud of a flipped dining table. She’s currently navigating the Eurovision circuit via San Marino, yet this track wholly rejects the sunny escapism of contest pop in favor of neon vengeance. https://open.spotify.com/track/7FFkidOKj0o9wIk2syVZfd?si=6acef3d535cc4660 This song operates inside the grim, sweaty machinery of a power shift. A relentless Europop progression drags you by...