The masked, studio-bound artist Aurealis absolutely detonates our collective romantic defenses with the euphorically vulnerable new single, "How I Feel". https://open.spotify.com/track/3NHjiue4n0sIyzDTFNYjyc?si=d1e3303ecc1941b1 There is a delightful contradiction here. A faceless, secretive electronic musician has somehow crafted the most beautifully unguarded slice of dance pop of the year. The track surges on a deep, pulsing low-end groove, dragging a bouncy, wildly rhythmic hook alongside it. It hits your bloodstream...

Right, so Georgian composer Tornike Tabatadze, under the name Sizmara, presents this single track, "Mimosa". Not the brunch drink, mind you, though maybe it shares a certain bright quietude? No, this is aiming for the stars. Literally. It’s intended as a sonic voyage through cosmic elegance – galaxies, all that jazz. https://open.spotify.com/album/38KLyFscia2WN36fsUOVSQ Tabatadze merges classical piano sensibilities, though subtly here, with these breathing ambient layers. It’s...