Chris Oledude presents "White Lie: Carolyn's Story", a single that initially feels like slipping into a warm bath before you realize the water is slowly turning to ice. If you let your attention drift, the track masquerades perfectly as a vintage soft rock ballad or a slice of polished, satirical blue-eyed soul. There is a bouncing low-end pulse and shimmering, glossy high notes that...

Decades after their 1989 North London genesis, indie rock veterans The Sway have resurfaced to deliver "The Grief (Remix by Harry Kook)", a dizzying, noise-soaked sprint through sheer emotional collapse. Back in the early 90s, they gathered steady traction before stepping away into a long hiatus. Now reunited in their original configuration David Casson, Jim Kook, Sean Kelly, and Paul Hogan they sound fiercely...