Senior Dunce's new single, "Bestial," has arrived, feeling less like a typical release and more like an urgent, slightly baffling philosophical tract wrapped in a day-glo dance floor invitation. It’s a funky house dance track, make no mistake. Yet, this isn't solely an invitation to shuffle your feet; it's a dispatch from the messy, gloriously imperfect front lines of human existence. https://open.spotify.com/album/0lzz1FMqXuBpGzuK1YKlWc?si=w1CEDHE7S7W1AkudlyVFAw Dunce, a self-proclaimed eccentric...

Before the curtain rises, there is already a contract in place. The room has paid for magic, the performer has learned how to make exhaustion look like sparkle, and every seat carries its own appetite. The front row is the most dangerous place in that exchange because it mistakes closeness for knowledge. It sees the shine on the costume, the mouth forming a smile, the...