Listening to RIOT SON’s new single, “Loneliest at Best,” is a curious exercise in emotional time-travel. The sound pulls you back to the early 2000s, to a time of angular guitars and heartfelt, frayed-collar vocals. It has that nervous, shimmering energy of indie rock that always sounded best on a pair of wired headphones, the beat prodding you forward even as the lyrics confess...

You should believe that this new song is just like his other work—simultaneously calming yet captivating. The new song by LOH-renzo, "Menace," depicts a time in his life when he was obnoxious about himself and his accomplishments and serves as a reflection of his journey so far. It dives inside his bold, young character, revealing a self-assured (and maybe a little conceited) side that he has...