The French singer Maeva Fischer is, as the headline promises, a bright star, and her collaboration with rapper T Mike on the song "Supernova" is proof positive of that. You can hear distinct influences from French chanson, jazz, pop, and soul in this song. It represents all that is free, pleasant, and warm in our souls. Her dedication to the song's subject matter is constant throughout...

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...