Stars Go Dim’s new album, “Roses,” has a peculiar effect; it settles into a room less like music and more like a change in the atmospheric pressure. There’s a plush, amber-toned sound here, a vibe so authentically steeped in 1970s groove that you can almost feel the corduroy under your fingertips. https://open.spotify.com/album/1KS8wbOx2wWw1ce0VdcMgV?si=VRrFtLJDQi-8gD8p8t1BlQ Chris Cleveland’s vocals, smooth and seasoned like worn-in denim, glide over bass lines that...

When Riccardo Pietri sat down to record "Pas de Danse", I suspect the air in the room was heavier than usual. Marking his return to the sonic landscape after a two-year silence, this single feels less like a fanfare and more like a profound exhalation—the kind you make when you finally drop your bags after a long, confusing journey through a strange city. https://open.spotify.com/album/1zZIQR4PDVYeFoDYnoGdAz?si=MBue3ltCS3iNVEo8SuV6UA The track...