The Canadian contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo and its Artistic and Music Director Kazuki Yamada, interprets the now ‘traditional’ recorded pairing of two sumptuous, escapist French song cycles: Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été and Ravel’s Shéhérazade. ...
Composer: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Diamonds and Pearls (Remastered)
Diamonds and Pearls is the thirteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the first with his new backing band The New Power Generation. It was released on October 1, 1991, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album produced several hit singles, including "Gett Off", "Cream", "Money Don't Matter 2 Night", "Insatiable", and the title track. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Producer John Snyder had always wanted to record Pepper and booked him into a week at the Village Vanguard in New York. At the time, Pepper was under contract to Contemporary Records and label head, Les Koenig, decided he would record the gigs, quashing any notion Snyder had of doing the same. However, Art promised Snyder that he’d ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
The members of The Bootheels were frontman/songwriter/bassist Luther Russell, who would later lead The Freewheelers before emerging as a prolific solo artist and half of Those Pretty Wrongs (with Big Star’s Jody Stephens); guitarist Jakob Dylan, who would soon achieve stardom as leader of The Wallflowers; future Wallflowers guitarist Tobi Miller, whose instrumental ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Louisville Sluggers (Remastered)
In 1966, Terry Adams and Steve Ferguson, two musicians from Louisville, Kentucky, formed the New Rhythm And Blues Quartet after playing together in earlier bands. From the release of their 1969, self-titled debut, NRBQ became not only one of the greatest genre-defying bands on the planet, but ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
There is a cinematic quality to “Our Roots Run Deep”. Dominique Fils-Aimé frames her latest album with a loose, dreamlike narrative structure that tells a story of growth. The first track sets the stage with the phrase: “our roots run deep underground”. Along the way, there are a myriad of human challenges and forms of ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Superstar and cultural icon Kylie Minogue has releases her greatly-anticipated new studio album Tension as Deluxe version which includes 3 bonus tracks. "I started this album with an open mind and a blank page. Unlike my last two albums there wasn’t a ‘theme’, it was ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne releases a remastered version of his debut album "Jackson Browne". Jackson Browne had already built quite the impressive resume by the time he signed with Asylum Records to release his debut album. The young singer-songwriter had already spent time as a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which he joined soon after ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. We Deluxe Edition.
To mark the 15th anniversary, the album is being expanded with never-before-heard tracks and demos. It has been 15 years since Jason Mraz released "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. an album that was to win him two Grammy awards, was internationally decorated with many precious metals (including 4x platinum in the USA, platinum in the UK and gold ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Thibaut Garcia, the Franco-Spanish guitarist, was born in 1994 in Toulouse, where he began learning the guitar at the age of seven. He then won the guitar prize in the class of Paul Ferret. At the age of 16, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, in Olivier Chassain’s class, while at the same time ...
Composer: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Half a century, or in other words: 50 years. It's been that long since Udo Lindenberg founded the legendary Panikorchester. This merger was made official on August 13, 1973, and since then it has been like an inseparable alliance, and even though the band's line-up has always undergone some changes, it should remain as such until the end. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
3x GRAMMY-winning duo Dan + Shay continue to etch a permanent mark on country music - and beyond - with the release of their brand-new single, "Save Me The Trouble." It's the first offering from their highly anticipated fifth studio album, Bigger Houses, co-produced by the band's Dan Smyers and set to release world wide on ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
The Pretenders are back! RELENTLESS, their fourteenth studio album arriving with the impulsiveness and attitude that at once defines the band’s eternal spirit, RELENTLESS is a clearly defined snapshot of where The Pretenders are in 2023. It features 12 new songs co-written by the iconic Chrissie Hynde and Pretenders' ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Jazz Hands is Bob James' third outing for evosound, following in the wake of 2018's Espresso and 2022's Feel Like Makin' LIVE. Produced by the pianist with his manager Sonny Abelardo, the ten-track album was mostly recorded during the months of the Covid pandemic and featured James in a number of different musical settings. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Smooth Jazz
"Sorry I Haven't Called", by Lætitia Tamko better known as Vagabon, is the singer-songwriter's first release in 3 years. "'Carpenter' is about that humbling feeling when you desperately want to be knowledgeable, you want to be advanced, you want to be mature, forward thinking, and evolved." she says ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Phantom Power (Deluxe 2023 Remaster)
Super Furry Animals were one of the first post-alternative bands, fusing together a number of disparate musical genres - including power pop, punk rock, techno, and progressive rock - creating a shimmering, melodic, irreverent, and wilfully artsy rock & roll. Produced by the band, Phantom Power keeps a much lower profile than the bands ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
The album pays homage to some of Argue’s key influences with original songs dedicated to R. Buckminster Fuller, Alan Turing, and Mae West. Fellow Nonesuch artist Cécile McLorin Salvant, with whom Argue collaborated on her long-form musical fable Ogresse, joins the ensemble for “Mae West: Advice.” ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Geoff Downes is a legendary British keyboard player known the world over for being a member of supergroups The Buggles, Asia and Yes. He has been the powerhouse behind some of the most memorable keyboard driven pop-rock-prog songs of the last 40 years. He has worked with an exceptional calibre of musician from Kate Bush and Mike Oldfield to Billy Idol and Agnetha ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Yussef Dayes releases his highly anticipated 19 track debut solo studio album ‘Black Classical Music’, released via the revered Brownswood Recordings, Warners and Cashmere Thoughts, features including Rocco Palladino, Charlie Stacey (keys/synths), Venna (saxophone), Alexander Bourt (percussion), Chronixx, Masego, Jamilah Barry, Tom Misch, Elijah ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
GRAMMY Award winner Ashley McBryde has made a name for herself with her standout, critically acclaimed albums, all of which found the Arkansas native straddling lines between traditional country, rock-tinged roots and point-blank biker-bar riffs, leading American Songwriter to boast her “music balances gutsy rocking with classic country, folk and even slight bluegrass ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
