THE NOW MUSIC 2025 DIARIES

“Cats” is an eerie ode to attempting to tame your animal impulses, though the indie-sleaze synth friction of “Hooked” is enough to trigger vodka-breath flashbacks of sloppy strangers building out in the coat-Verify line. —There’s a way of transcendence managing from the LP, with most music resolving in a major important, carried by prop