I spent a solid hour this morning watching dust motes suspended in a single shaft of sunlight, my entire nervous system held absolutely captive by Magdi Aboul-Kheir and his devastatingly immersive new album, "Slow Heat". The Germany-based journalist and classically trained pianist usually writes across a massive spectrum of genres, pivoting wildly from trance to late romanticism. Today, he has dropped an ambient, contemporary...

He keeps proving that he's the finest at his craft with each new single. When he enters the recording studio, you know you're getting something special. Chris Youmans, a sensational American musician, recently released a more introspective new tune titled "Make Things Right." In the song, he is honest, and his voice and tone are more engaging and emotional because of it. The words perfectly capture...