Rhythm Pals’ new single, ‘Lookin’ Good,’ shimmied into my listening rotation, and honestly, it’s got the kind of bounce that could coax a smile from a particularly grumpy badger. These two dads, one musician, one animator, have concocted a pop-funk confection that’s as bright and immediate as a freshly opened box of crayons. Pure kid fuel, this. https://open.spotify.com/track/4vKkjfjgVFUgsbkArYE07b?si=3c4e041c48c249e1 The track champions the noble art of dressing...

Right then. The Bateleurs have dropped a new single, "For All To See," and it feels less like a simple release and more like someone throwing open the shutters on a sun-drenched Lisbon morning. This is Blues/Rock, clearly indebted to those early seventies giants, but carrying its own specific weight, its own regional accent humming underneath the swagger. https://open.spotify.com/album/3dGBpR6WGZ4bXJQjMqg5kh?si=9mA58maeTIOdopxn-cx9iA The track thrums with the energy of...