KAYTIE’s new single "Evil Person" arrives with the pristine, deliberate clarity of a single ice cube cracking in a silent room. For a piano-driven ballad, there is a surprising amount of sharp edges here. Kaytie Kear, the 20-year-old singer and songwriter behind the name, doesn’t just perform a song of heartbreak; she presents evidence. This is the autopsy of a connection so personal and...

Starlight Fantasy invites us into a very specific kind of neon-drenched solitude with "The Fire." Listening to this single feels like finding a warm spot in an otherwise cold, metallic room. This solo artist from Easley has built a dream-pop engine fueled by a driving rhythmic pulse that keeps you moving even when your brain wants to stall. It has a hypnotic, nocturnal weight...