The Mexican indie artist Alexy Trip packs guilt, lies, desire, and devotion into a 2026 synthpop LP with a shadowy pulse. "Sins Lies And Devotion" hits like a late-night message you should probably ignore, but you still read twice. Alexy Trip, a Mexican indie artist working in the darker corners of electronic music, has built a full-length album that runs on guilt, desire, and that strange...

Sam Ostler’s new single, “Lights,” then. It unfolds less like a sudden, intrusive glare and more like the slow, determined burn of a really good stage light finally finding its mark after a prolonged blackout. It’s pop, yes, vibrant and undeniably contemporary as advertised – clean lines, clear intentions. Yet, there’s a certain satisfying heft beneath the melodic uplift, a feeling that these notes...