Best New Ambient (November 2025)

These records will take you places

This morning, we went on a Sunday hike through nearby woodland. It was cold and windy, but the sun was out, at least for a few hours.

Now Quinn, our yellow Lab, is blissfully asleep on the couch, we’re cooking potatoes from the garden on the woodstove for lunch, and I’m listening to some calm ambient music on headphones.

Just a few years ago, I couldn’t h…