GISKE’s "The Sound of Birdsong" doesn’t so much begin as it seeps into the room, like the pale, perpetual twilight of a Norwegian summer night where sleep feels like a theoretical concept. This is a song for the space between the last page of a book and turning off the light; a four-minute float in that strange, conscious stillness when the world is quiet...

The Glasgow rock outfit Delta Fire drops a high-voltage anthem 'Love Stops First' that dares you to stop caring about what other people think. Some tracks politely ask for your attention, while others kick the door open and demand you listen. When you are tired of hearing that your passions are just a phase or a hobby, you need a song that hits back with...