On the second single from her upcoming album, rising cult star (and David Byrne protégée) Annie Clark gets as close to full-on pop as she ever has. Bouncy robo-horns and shaky-on-purpose vocals slide into a retro-futurist chorus that hits… | MORE

“Take Off” sounds like a Juliana Down song from the outset, thanks to a piercing intro riff that leads into frontman Dia Hassan’s distinctive vocals. But there’s a degree of exploration here too – the Eurodance skitter feels… | MORE

U2’s return starts like funky church–synth-choir hosanna and the gentle hammering of electric piano – and rolls with steady, compelling restraint. Bono fires a few bolts of falsetto in the chorus, and The Edge’s terse guitar… | MORE

David Bowie is no stranger to songs about space, drugs or spooky girls – but he tops himself with “Like a Rocket Man.” It’s one of the great bonus tracks added to the deluxe version of his latest album; it’s a slinky guitar… | MORE

“Now everybody trippin’ like they poppin’ ‘molly’/Up in the club is where you find me,” Miley raps over a throbby beat, finding her level as an MC. As hip-hop summits go, it’s not exactly Yalta, but as dumpy,… | MORE

This electronic brother duo from the U.K. usually go in for body-jackin’ garage beats. Here, they try something even more basic: a straight-up main-room house banger with menacing synths and gauzy vocal samples. It’s well made, but the no-frills… | MORE

Joel Zimmerman and his rodent headpiece can be predictably commercial. But this buzzing electro-house jam breaks into a cool, extended trance build-up before the intro riff zooms back in around the five-minute mark – an unexpected move on first… | MORE