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...

Frederick James recently shared the highly infectious "Let Me Give You A Good Day", attempting a wildly fascinating collision of genre and quiet desperation. The English-born, Perth-based singer-songwriter frequently chronicles his experiences with fatherhood, trauma, and recovery online, openly sharing his raw, work-in-progress routines via Instagram. He typically brings these emotionally honest narratives directly to the stage at local open mic nights. https://open.spotify.com/track/4aqOh2OFoSHOiQgH4XB0M4?si=ZH0CEOlVSP6DCDlOHYaYwA While his stylistic...