Anne Vertin

Gritty, frenetic and infectiously charming, Inhaler has breathed fresh life into the indie rock scene since its formation in 2012.

Released March 31, the band’s latest project pulses with multivalent manifestations of love — friendships, relationships, kinship and even musicianship.

Music is a divine art — and no one understands this better than Natalie Mering, better known as Weyes Blood.

To commemorate music’s transformative ability to preserve and promote free speech, here are five songs curated by the arts editors.

Awash in a deep golden-orange glow, violinists Vita Yee and Jory Fankuchen, violist Ivo Bokulic and cellist Samsun van Loon settled in a circle beneath the church’s intricately embellished dome, prepared to usher audiences into their wildest dreams.

Vulnerable yet vibrant, Chappell Roan’s music feels fit for late nights spent spinning beneath glittering mirrorballs. Amid the intimate radiance of San Francisco’s August Hall, the rising pop star’s breathless admirers had the opportunity to capture this very sensation on March 14.

Radiating with passion and persistence, Jessica Chastain has a unique propensity for shading in the contours of colorful, often historically-grounded characters.

Bloated “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” proves that bigger is not always better — and often, small-scale stories carry just as much value as phase-jumping films.

Falling vastly short of the sensual allure implied by its title, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” stumbles on multiple accounts, proving that all dances come to an end — some more gracefully than others.

Though “Disenchanted” seeks to rekindle the magic of its precursor, it falls short on almost every front.