J Terrell's "Stardom" isn't a song asking for your belief; it's a receipt for a future that has already been purchased. Presented as a dispatch from "Dream Radio," the track functions as an audible incantation, a funky, propulsive spell designed to bend reality to its will. The confidence here isn't boastful; it’s procedural, as if we’re listening to someone calmly read the minutes from...

Rhythm Pals’ new single, ‘Lookin’ Good,’ shimmied into my listening rotation, and honestly, it’s got the kind of bounce that could coax a smile from a particularly grumpy badger. These two dads, one musician, one animator, have concocted a pop-funk confection that’s as bright and immediate as a freshly opened box of crayons. Pure kid fuel, this. https://open.spotify.com/track/4vKkjfjgVFUgsbkArYE07b?si=3c4e041c48c249e1 The track champions the noble art of dressing...