UPHORIA, the rising, multi-instrumentalist, solo artist hailing from Australia's Sunshine Coast, bursts onto the scene with her single, "Don't Wanna Catch Your Disease." It's a declaration, a sonic slap in the face to anyone who's ever tried to dim someone else's sparkle. This track is all about reclaiming power. Imagine that feeling when you finally rip off a band-aid that’s been stuck way too long....

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...