The single from Syracuse’s ORWAX, “Everything's Addictive,” doesn’t so much ask a question as it does state a grim, unblinking diagnosis for the modern soul. From its first notes, the track establishes itself not as a party anthem for self-destruction, but as the sound of the machine humming underneath our choices. The trio—a self-contained unit of Ryan and Jim Moran, with Jason Randall on...

The Report confronts the sheer chaos of the streaming age head-on with their latest EP, "A Thousand Acts To Follow". Originating from Kingston-upon-Thames, the group Hugo Allen, Jo Rogers, Gary O’Key, Jules Harley, and Mark Williamson seem intensely focused on staying fiercely authentic while elbowing their way through a crowded digital landscape. By weaving '60s and '70s classic rock sensibilities into crisp '90s indie...