Axiom ThaWyze and Andy O's "Merfolk Space Program" arrived with a title that stopped my brain for a solid ten seconds. A Merfolk… Space Program. It’s an idea that smells of brine and ozone, of impossible ambition born in the crushing deep. It's a perfect, almost comically absurd flag to plant in the soil of Boise, Idaho, and it perfectly captures the spirit of...

The new single "Bun The Babylon" by the UK-based musician Kace is a scathing indictment of authority figures and systematic injustice; it's a heavy-hitting UK hip-hop anthem. Lyrics that address actual issues ensure the message resonates even among head-nodding rhythms, while the music draws people in. The passionate performance elevates feelings of disappointment or rage to the level of a motivating factor, evoking pressing, real-time opposition. The...