Listening to gnomes’ new EP, “Microclimbs,” feels less like hearing songs and more like stumbling upon a meticulously catalogued collection of internal weather systems. The Berlin artist has shed an acoustic skin, emerging with a sound that’s electric, nervy, and complex. This is music for feeling overwhelmed in a way that’s almost, dare I say it, cozy. https://open.spotify.com/album/6a9jnB0IcQDdP6BHLaHpdJ?si=1zS3355CRwe4oaDcdouNeA The warm, watery warble of a Wurli synth...

Ryan Yingst is one such eminent figure; he is a multi-talented musician, songwriter, and recording engineer. Yingst is a seasoned multi-instrumentalist whose sound has reverberated in major venues around the country, leaving an unmistakable impact on a wide variety of albums and singles. From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Yingst set out on an epic adventure to the thriving music mecca of Nashville. His first record was released to...