Anthony Quaid’s newest single, "Do I Scare You?", opens like a thunderstorm in slow motion—the kind where the brewing tension isn’t just in the clouds but between people, between selves. This isn’t just a track for weekend playlists or post-brunch car rides. This is a clenched fist of a song, daring the listener to flinch. Baton Rouge may lie in Quaid’s rearview mirror, but...

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...