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...

American Idol Alum Kylie Rothfield Blends 70s Soft Rock with Modern Pop in Latest Release "Never Loved Somebody" Kylie Rothfield, a powerful singer who has been on American Idol and Songland, has released her new song "Never Loved Somebody." This indie pop gem combines the warmth of soft rock from the 1970s with current pop tastes in a way that sounds both familiar and refreshingly new. Rothfield's...