Why go out? Now you can avoid the winter weather and heat things up at home with Steve Smith & Vital Information‘s new album — New Perspective. It is a thrillingly realized display of musical teamwork that is as satisfactory as it is ambitious. Mr. Smith is particularly inspiring when he deconstructs and reconstructs “Don’t Stop Believin'”—a song most will remember fondly from his days as the drummer for the band Journey. Well, time flies, and he takes us all on a voyage there and back, and brilliantly forward. You can’t stop continual artistic growth.

Musicians: Steve Smith (drums, konnakol), Mauel Valera (acoustic piano, Rhodes & synths), Janek Gwizdala (electric bass). Produced by Steve Smith.