Hertfordshire DIY artist Mark Garvey pulls zero punches on his new hardcore punk single, “In a World Full of Sheerans, Be More Macklemore.” Operating as a one-man band out of a garden shed, Garvey unconventionally constructs his abrasive tracks entirely inside Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software. That cut-and-splice approach translates directly into the music’s manic momentum: relentless, rapid rhythmic pounding and heavily distorted...

Jimmy Scott Free’s return with “Turn Back Time,” featuring the potent vocals of Kim English, is a peculiar kind of exorcism. It’s a track with a passport full of stamps—born of a Southend sensibility, aged in Barcelona, and now arriving on our shores—yet its emotional core is stuck stubbornly in a single, unchangeable moment. This is a song that tells you to dance while...