Shi-N0bi completely caught me off guard with "Something about you", delivering a bright, driving rush of blood straight to the head. When encountering an independent solo artist who relies heavily on Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Pro and AI tools, you often brace for a cold, clinical sound. Yet, building tracks entirely from a home studio in Musicity, Ireland, he somehow programs deep, messy human vulnerability...

Angelo Ceriani's new album, "Lofi Weather," arrives not with a bang, but like a slow-moving front rolling in off Lake Maggiore, where I imagine his Somma Lombardo studio might catch the changing light. These ten instrumental pieces, curated from two decades of Ceriani simply making music (1995-2015, no less!), feel less like a planned collection and more like leafing through someone’s sonic sketchbook, found...