Fleanger, an Israeli-born singer-songwriter-performer presently located in buzzing Berlin, has established himself as a genuine musical light. His creative persona emerged at an early age, putting him different from his Israeli music industry contemporaries. Fleanger's newest effort, "Better," aims to take listeners on an introspective journey on a roller coaster of feelings that will stay with them long after the music has stopped. His ability...

Listening to The Gilhoolys’ new single, "Bad Routine," is to feel the pressure of a low, grey sky just before it breaks. There’s a muscular, unapologetic rock energy here, the kind of sound forged in rooms with sticky floors and loud histories. It moves with a bruised swagger, the ghost of Thin Lizzy hanging around the edges of a decidedly modern indie rock angst,...