Whereas some albums are dead on arrival, there are a few songs that are worth salvaging from even the worst musical ideas.

Upon first listen, torpor, the debut EP by the San Francisco-based band Demora, sounds like the entire cultural memory of ’90s rock tossed into a blender. Their shapeshifting songs swerve from passage ...

Zafar carries the anthem, his return ensuring continuity with past PSL hits like Ab Khel Jamay Ga and Phir Se Jaan Laga De.