Just when you think you’ve had your fill of holiday songs, along comes a tune like Stephanie Angelini’s “Magic Christmas (The Best Time of the Year).”

Dominated by a stirring dance groove, Stephanie Angelini and Vince Tomas’ transatlantic “Midnight Blue” features all the markings of a club hit.

Julee Johnson’s “So on Top of the World” marries a bubbly disco beat to a simple and steady pop rock finish that is impossible to resist.

The refreshingly direct, melodic and consistently satisfying ‘Unify’ should put Adam Miller on any guitar enthusiast’s radar screen.

Joe Sofra’s deep and burly vocals sound like a cross between Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, and he navigates “One of Those Things” with intimacy and assurance.

Featured on a new various-artists collection, Australian songstress Stephanie Angelini’s “Coz of You” communicates words of love with dignity and grace.

Every Necks album is a plot twist in a long-running musical riddle, and ‘Three’ keeps the story very much alive for one of the most singular bands in contemporary music.

Recalling a time of trust and innocence, Marty Penrose’s “My Side of the Merri” is dewy-eyed nostalgia at its best.

Tol-Puddle Martyrs’ fine and interesting ‘Brainfade’ is commercial enough for the masses, but cool enough to march to its own cadence.

Stephanie Angelini masters a mix of genres with ease and eloquence on ‘Life Lessons,’ displaying an honest love for music.