Angelo Ceriani's new album, "Lofi Weather," arrives not with a bang, but like a slow-moving front rolling in off Lake Maggiore, where I imagine his Somma Lombardo studio might catch the changing light. These ten instrumental pieces, curated from two decades of Ceriani simply making music (1995-2015, no less!), feel less like a planned collection and more like leafing through someone’s sonic sketchbook, found...

Woodstock, Georgia collective CARAVAN boldly captures the electric sweat of a live session on their new EP, "Visions of Soul". This rising band deliberately dodges the sterile polish of modern studios for something wonderfully abrasive. They recorded the entire project huddled around a single basement microphone. It is a beautifully stubborn creative choice. Resourcefulness becomes a genre unto itself, prioritizing genuine connection and unfiltered...