While research tends to go back and forth on the advantages of noise versus silence for creativity and productivity, I always find myself more relaxed and focused at work after turning on a light ...

The term "ambient" music was first coined in the late '70s by influential British artist Brian Eno, who described it as music created to "induce calm and space to think." Since then, the genre has ...

Co-hosted by Editor-in-Chief Puja Patel and Reviews Editor Jeremy D. Larson, and featuring guest critics and contributors, our weekly podcast includes in-depth analysis of the new music we find ...

Listen to 8 airy, cumulous songs (keeping in mind that not all ambient music sounds like this). By Lindsay Zoladz In times when I need to tune out the busy exterior world and tune into my own ...

Listen to Gas, Hiroshi Yoshimura and Lou Reed (yes, that Lou Reed). By Lindsay Zoladz For several reasons, I have found myself listening to a lot of ambient music this week — even more than usual, ...

Last fall, Apple made big changes to Control Center in iOS 18 that unlocked a host of new possibilities for customization and power. Since then, iOS updates have regularly brought support for new ...

One way to track the evolution of popular music is to examine its subgenres. Think of how "rock" begat "punk rock," which begat "post-punk," as a simple example. Electronic and ambient music include ...