The latest single by SMILEZ, an American rapper, "Someday" has the perfect amount of energy and vibe to make you feel connected to it. This is the first tune off of his next album, "Ur In My World," which will consist of 15 songs all of the same high quality. The words of this song are well-written. They leave an impression on you and stir your...

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...