Here's what's making us happy this week.

Good Friday, readers! Over here, we have happy feet. Music’s been getting us through these freaky days. So today, up is down and Lit Hub is…Pitchfork.

McKayla Coyle and Oliver Scialdone are all about the new Rosalía. This fourth album from the Spanish superstar is apparently “avant-garde classical pop” at its very best.

Drew Broussard is also on a sonic high. He’s been keeping a steady rotation, favoring indie and rap—the new Madeline Kenny (“Kiss from the Balcony”), the new Aesop Rock (“I Heard It’s A Mess There Too”), and a brand new standalone single from the local icon Evelyn (“Three Eagles”).

Says our podcasts editor: “I’m really feeling embraced by sound in a way that I haven’t in a while.” Hear, hear.

Tonight I, Brittany Allen, am heading out to see Cindy Lee in concert. The strange, brilliant “Diamond Jubilee” has been a high tune watermark in my household all year. And I can’t wait to experience Patrick Flegel’s “performance and songwriting vehicle” qua drag persona in person. (Think Ariel Pink meets early Velvet Underground.)

But because this is technically intended as a round-up of things that have already made us happy, I’ll also share a music-adjacent joy. This week I took my un-graceful adult self to an introductory ballet class, confronting a lifelong fear of choreography. It was thrilling to push the old meatsack around in a new way. And generally, take Kendrick’s advice. (“Stay humble.”)

And out of the spotlight, James Folta has been enjoying a game for gentlemen: “Thank Goodness You’re Here!” As larks go, this doesn’t get much larkier. In this Steam/Mac/Switch-friendly game, “you play as a tiny salesman sent to the British town of Barnsworth,” where “your only two powers are jumping and slapping things.”

According to James, the low stakes are half the charm. “It’s very silly and surreal, and not challenging at all—it’s more like a series of puzzles set inside comedy sketches. But it is actually, genuinely funny: the animation and writing are both excellent and make exploring the weird town a joy.” Bonus points for the excellent voice acting. Real ones will recognize Matt Berry. Bat!

Wishing you a weekend of groove, rhythm, and lots of exhilarating jumps and slaps.