Local musicians have started the year on a creative note, finding inspiration in unique and surprising places. From a single inspired by larvae squirming in the dirt to a comically enlightening track about waiting on hold with an insurance company, our music critics share their favorite music from the month. The South End/Lower Roxbury rapper’s latest effort comes in the form of “Fortune Favors Risk,” an eight-song project entirely produced by local producer Grubby Pawz. And “debut” was recorded by fellow musician Salvadore McNamara of The Taxidermists at Affordable Sound in Hadley, the studio affiliated with DIY music venue The Asbestos Farm. Such warm storytelling makes this record accessible to those who might otherwise find improvised music with playful scat singing a challenging listen.