South Wales four-piece The Now capture that sudden, dizzying jolt of romantic whiplash on their new single, "Did You Miss Me?" Running into a former flame across a crowded room is usually an exercise in awkward self-preservation. Here, though, the unresolved tension and mutual spark get funneled straight into bright, kinetic indie pop. Rather than agonizing over what broke, the track embraces that chaotic,...

Listening to Antoin Gibson’s new EP, "Serene Despair", is like discovering a hidden, immaculately designed room in the architecture of your own skull, only to realize the locks are on the outside. This is music as a meticulous, hermetically sealed environment. Knowing Gibson is the sole operator of this venture—the writer, performer, and producer, founder of Circum-Sŏnus—explains the almost unnerving coherence.She isn't just building...