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...

Austin-based Pop Sensation ALLYSE. Blends 90s Hip-Hop, R&B, and Disco in Latest Single "Cherry On Top" ALLYSE. is a famous singer, songwriter, and producer from Austin, Texas. Her songs are "sassy and sweet with a nasty beat." ALLYSE., an Austin-based singer-songwriter, has made a great summer hit that mixes hip-hop, R&B, and dance sounds from the 1990s. Having settled in Austin for the past seven years, she...