The masked, studio-bound artist Aurealis absolutely detonates our collective romantic defenses with the euphorically vulnerable new single, "How I Feel". https://open.spotify.com/track/3NHjiue4n0sIyzDTFNYjyc?si=d1e3303ecc1941b1 There is a delightful contradiction here. A faceless, secretive electronic musician has somehow crafted the most beautifully unguarded slice of dance pop of the year. The track surges on a deep, pulsing low-end groove, dragging a bouncy, wildly rhythmic hook alongside it. It hits your bloodstream...

Ashot Danielyan opens an intensely candid, solitary world on his latest album, "Make Classical Music Great Again". The provocative title reads almost like a cultural dare, yet the performance itself abandons all irony at the piano bench. Danielyan strips his craft down to bare hammer, felt, and immediate instinct. Without sheet music, pre-planned arrangements, or studio trickery, these uncomposed solo improvisations trace the slow...