Listening to gnomes’ new EP, “Microclimbs,” feels less like hearing songs and more like stumbling upon a meticulously catalogued collection of internal weather systems. The Berlin artist has shed an acoustic skin, emerging with a sound that’s electric, nervy, and complex. This is music for feeling overwhelmed in a way that’s almost, dare I say it, cozy. https://open.spotify.com/album/6a9jnB0IcQDdP6BHLaHpdJ?si=1zS3355CRwe4oaDcdouNeA The warm, watery warble of a Wurli synth...

Some songs demand your attention from the very first note, and “All I Need Is Love” by Alan Murin is really all you need.  There's something about the dramatic beauty and the atmosphere of love that is woven into every lyric and melody, creating a record that feels both expansive and intensely personal. At its heart, the song is about connection. Not just romantic love, but...