Cali Tucker's latest single "Last Name" arrives like a perfectly timed conversation with a friend who finally found their voice. There is no need to carry the weight of famous family or live up to standards. Tucker instead makes something much more personal and meaningful to everyone. The daughter of LaCosta Tucker and niece of country legend Tanya Tucker could have easily leaned into her family's...

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,...