A bright pop hook and a bad text arriving in the same minute can ruin an entire afternoon. Analiese understands that collision. Her debut EP, "Miss Melancholy", turns high-school heartbreak, shaky friendships, body-image worry, and prom-night drama into a seven-song pop release built for the car ride home. For a pre-release project, the idea lands fast: this is coming-of-age pop with mascara-smudged nerves and an appetite...

Decades after their 1989 North London genesis, indie rock veterans The Sway have resurfaced to deliver "The Grief (Remix by Harry Kook)", a dizzying, noise-soaked sprint through sheer emotional collapse. Back in the early 90s, they gathered steady traction before stepping away into a long hiatus. Now reunited in their original configuration David Casson, Jim Kook, Sean Kelly, and Paul Hogan they sound fiercely...