Listening to “Small Town Syndrome” by thinking silly is an exercise in delightful contradiction. Dylan Morrison’s project, shaped here by the production hand of collaborator Margot Taylor, builds a sleek, propulsive chassis of dark pop and minimal techno, only to house an engine of pure, grinding ache. It’s the sound of someone forcing a smile so wide their face hurts, a dance track for...

There is a specific, teeth-grinding exhaustion that comes from nodding politely while someone tries to rearrange your personality, and Shannon Darcy taps directly into that electrical current with "Control Freak". This isn't music for a quiet Sunday morning; it’s the soundtrack for the moment you decide you’ve run out of patience. https://open.spotify.com/album/4u1yUYOquwBrzzZAL6ckP4?si=Au4XrdyWSH-GQksLqc3SEg The track hits you immediately with its texture. It relies on a driving, fuzzy...