The baritone saxophone and viola form the foundation from which Ida Toninato & Jennifer Thiessen let their sounds flow out into the open, where the electric crackle of sonic freedom weaves itself into songs and structures. On their second collaboration, Dream of Heat (Ambiances Magnétiques, 13 February), the Franco-Canadian musicians weave the most delicate, melancholic sounds—spanning freak folk, post-rock and free noise—into fragile, one-off pieces, none of which resemble one another, yet which together form a wonderful whole of intimate beauty. The perfect winter album for the warm days ahead, for the budding hope that things will get better, that renewal and life are real.