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...

With his new single “Addiction,” Milanese songwriter DALE channels the dizzying rush of mutual obsession into pure, neon-lit kinetic energy. The track leans unapologetically into 80s-tinted synth-pop, propelled by a fast-paced, bouncing groove that refuses to let your feet settle. Collaborating with Milan-based producers, DALE anchors his self-penned melodies under sharp, sweeping synthesizer riffs that build momentum like a train rattling through an empty...