It’s hard to think about Halloween without thinking about “Monster Mash,” and Sheldon Mashugana has picked a fun way to put his own spin on the classic.

Brian Asha’s “Mighty Man (Jack De Keyzer's Rock'n'Roll Remix)” is the kind of track that makes you want to turn the volume up.

TRUE SGNL Takes a Darker Route With New Electronic Single “Mama Over Molly.” True SGNL dives deep into the dark side of EDM with heavy bass and tight drums. UK garage/speed garage sound. The track is built for late-night listening and club sets, with an intensity that suits its underground influences. What makes the release interesting is the idea behind it. TRUE SGNL describes the track as being about getting caught up in the chaos without losing yourself in it. That tension

Most of us have had something go wrong that, years later, we’re glad happened.

There’s something comforting about sitting with a piano piece that doesn't try to do too much.

Most Christmas songs are about presents, snow, and getting the family round the table. Mick J. Clark’s “Sing Glory Glory Hallelujah” goes somewhere else.

Tara Van’s “Miles On It” is about something we don’t always think about until it’s gone.

Some heartbreaks are harder to shake than others, especially when the person you love is with someone else, and you still haven’t given up on them.

TaniA Kyllikki and her husband, producer Rynellton, try something you don’t hear every day on “HUMAN.”

Popkanon, RarriQUESO and Jack Flash’s “More to Give” is the kind of pop song that leaves you in a better place without asking too much of you.

Maybe Love's A Crime” sees DownTown Mystic leaning into the kind of guitar-driven rock that never really goes out of style.

Plain Drifter’s “Cracks in the Mirror” is a rock song about a feeling many people know but don’t always talk about

“Surrey Bells” by Martin Lloyd Howard is a short instrumental piece built around a simple but very clear idea: the sound of church bells carrying across the English countryside.

Certain instrumental pieces are better suited to being played in the background, whereas others have the effect of making you want to stop what you're doing and give them your attention.

The rock sound that opens Mister Chorister’s “You’re Not Listening” is the sort that sets an anxious mood right away.

“Lost Literature” by The House Flies has that slightly gloomy quality you expect from post-punk, but the song is much more immediate than the genre can sometimes be.

“Wild Woman Greek Isles” by Saint Kyriaki is not the kind of EDM track that simply gives you a beat and waits for you to dance.

"THE END" by PROJECT: Beyond is an alternative rock track that has a lot going on without becoming difficult to follow.

“PALAZZO” by FORRM has a sound that sits somewhere between indie rock, alternative rock, and something a little more cinematic.

“Daydreamer” by Marion Sophia Dyrvik has a soft, dreamy sound that feels easy to settle into.