GINAxC’s single, “Dopamine Rush,” doesn’t so much arrive as it… activates. It’s less a gentle introduction and more a direct feed into the central nervous system, a jolt that bypasses polite conversation entirely. This Swedish artist paints with a palette of electronic pop and synthpop that feels less like colours and more like raw, flickering currents. https://open.spotify.com/track/1gP0GuFz5k07cWtNMwwIPa?si=356ad09ab6b14a4c The track itself is a shrine to the fierce,...

Near Death Experience's single, "Shake," arrived not so much as music, but as a sudden, urgent insistence. It’s London psych-rock-soul alright, but brewed with something fiercely immediate, demanding attention like a ringing telephone in an empty room. The core quartet – Ian Whiteling guiding the trip with vocals and guitar fuzz, Joshua Van Ness laying down a heartbeat that feels both frantic and locked-in,...