There’s more to a perfect pop song than first catches the ears. You can’t undervalue writing a great chorus, but weird, subtle details are important too. So when the Beatles and Rolling Stones were sending out hits for the masses they were also digesting Indian ragas and experimenting with modular synthesizers. There’s a similar dynamic at play in the music of Halifax’s Omma Cobba. Singer Daniel Miller got his start as half of psychedelic folk duo Omon Ra, and their loose, meandering vibe echoes through Omma Cobba’s new single “Policeman.” In many ways it’s a straight-ahead rock song, pushed into strange quadrants by mumbled vocals about “50 different agents surrounding you,” and how Miller’s voice crackles and fills up space when he coos wordlessly. A clear, ringing guitar line blends with clattering drums as the songs moves along at its own relaxed speed, before wrapping up in a surprisingly concise 3 minutes. “Policeman” is available for purchase from Craft Singles, as a download or cassette. – Simon Frank