Listening to “Panic Buttons,” the new single from the resurrected rave act Joe Average, feels like finding a party invitation tucked inside a government-issued emergency broadcast. It arrives with a grin, not a grimace. Thirty-four years is a long time to be quiet, and the Brighton trio of Rich, Mad Mick, and Prof have clearly spent their time away pondering the best way to...

Reaven's latest offering, "Something To Remember," barrels in like a sunbeam after a week of rain, a potent shot of pop-rock that dares you to feel something. It's a single, a little burst of focused energy rather than a sprawling landscape, and it gets straight to the point, doesn't waste time building up to anything, because there is so much to embrace today, that...