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...

Presley Duyck is a singer and songwriter from Dallas, Texas, who specializes in folk music and classic rock sounds. She grew up loving the genre and was also exceptional at storytelling, which is evident in her songs, including her most recent release. This is Presley's fifth release on the record, and as she strives to improve and grow with each new release, she definitely...