Snarky Puppy, the genre-defying super-band, is a lot like Dallas, city of its birth. On Empire Central the eclectic 19-piece electric ensemble is big and bold, chill and laid back, rooted in its native culture while reaching outward, forward-bound. With 16 new compositions including the song “Take It!” ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Scarlet Dorn combine the elegance of darkness with the catchiness of pop. Free of genre boundaries, Scarlet sings itself directly into the heart of the listener. With industrial sounds, rock ballads and electronic beats, the band takes the listener on a journey through complex human abysses, the world of hope and sorrow, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
Rising star pianist/composer Connie Han brings the ancient Sumerian culture to the present day by channeling Inanna — the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, beauty and war — on her third release for Mack Avenue Records. Featuring Katisse Buckingham (alto flute and ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Edinburgh-based (via Greece) alt-pop artist Katherine Aly has been championed for her genre-defying by the likes of The Skinny, Tenement TV and Vogue Italia since releasing her debut single in 2019. Katherine describes her music as "alt-pop soundtrack of anthropology", while writing from a personal ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Ari Lennox returns with her first album in three years, age/sex/location. In addition to the hit single “Pressure,” the 12-track set features appearances from Lucky Daye (“Boy Bye”), Summer Walker (“Queen Space”), and Chlöe (“Leak It”), with production from J. Cole, Elite, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, J. White Did It, Cardiak, and Organized Noize. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Hip Hop Soul
"A Portrait" collects several of Bacewicz's works for violin. Some are for solo violin, and the rest for violin and piano. All are exceptionally well-crafted. Bacewicz knew her instrument. Her music pushes the boundaries of violin technique at almost every turn. ...
Composer: Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Byrd: The Great Service in the Chapel Royal
Musica Contexta translates literally as ‘music interwoven’, reflecting the group’s primary aim of presenting Renaissance music in the context of its original conception and function. They are joined on this recording by The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble and the harpsichordist Steven Devine. ...
Composer: William Byrd (1543-1623)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
In the back half of 2017, after nearly a decade of chaos and carnage fronting one of the most successful bands of the ’00s, and a few quiet years living in Berlin, Milan and Como, Nic Cester returned to the fray with Sugar Rush – his debut solo album. Produced by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Queens Of The Stone Age) and recorded with his amazing ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues Rock
Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones (2022 Remaster)
Madonna, Queen of Pop: In her storied career, Madonna is the only artist ever to have 50 number-one hits on any Billboard chart — in this case, the Dance Club Songs chart. Now, she’s celebrating that accomplishment with a massive new compilation. Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones features the Queen of Pop’s favorite remixes of her number-one dance hits, including fan favorites and rarities that are either making their digital debut or being released for the first time. ...
Genre: Dance
Subgenre:
Finally Enough Love #1 Remixed
Madonna, Queen of Pop: In her storied career, Madonna is the only artist ever to have 50 number-one hits on any Billboard chart — in this case, the Dance Club Songs chart. Now, she’s celebrating that accomplishment with a massive new compilation. ...
Genre: Dance
Subgenre:
Britten: Our Hunting Fathers, Op. 8
Ivor Bolton has been principal conductor of the Basel Symphony Orchestra since the beginning of the 2016 / 17 season and has always had a special affinity with British music. The present album with rather unknown music by Benjamin Britten was therefore a very special concern for him from the beginning. ...
Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Silversun Pickups’ sixth album Physical Thrills came together as a serendipitous accident during a dark time. The LA band began 2020 by touring in support of their record released the previous year, Widow’s Weeds. But the pandemic halted those plans, with the members including guitarist and singer Brian Aubert, bassist Nikki Monninger, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Isle Of Wight’s resident slacker pop queen Lauran Hibberd’s forthcoming debut album ‘Garageband Superstar’ comes exclusively pressed to animated zoetrope picture disc via Blood Records. Featuring psych-videos of her dog 'Jango' the zoetrope comes signed by Lauren, hand-numbered to order and limited to 500 copies....
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
This beautiful new compilation of tracks from the catalogue of leading classical label Orchid Classics brings together some of the most restful and recognisable music, from Bach to Rachmaninov via several lesser-known gems, in world class performances from some of today's most established artists. ...
Composer: Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Bob Chilcott (b. 1955), Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953), Richard Causton (b. 1971), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Howard Skempton (b. 1947), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Nigel Hess (b. 1953), Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Compilations
Famed Hanoi Rocks guitarist/vocalist Andy McCoy taps into the rich musical history that inspired him on this highly addictive covers album! Features an eclectic mix of songs originally by reggae legend Toots & The Maytals, David Bowie, '80s hitmakers Squeeze, rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson and more! ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Michel Corrette: Concerti Op. 26, Nos. 1-6
Michel Corrette belongs to that not so rare species of 18th century composers whose diligence was at times their undoing. He was so prolific that he was dismissed by some in posterity as a superficial prolific writer, a fate he shared with Vivaldi, for example. In his time, Corrette was simply a keyboard whiz: in Paris, he ...
Composer: Michel Corrette (1707-1795)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Arif Erdem Ocak creates heartfelt hypnotic songs that get under your skin and takes the audience a journey of reflection, silence and mind fullness. This is his second solo album recorded with his new guitar, made by Szontágh Dániel (Serum Guitars) for Arif's percussive guitar technique. Ece Dede is the name of the guitar, which means: The ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Experimental
Entering Heaven Alive is the fifth studio album from Jack White, founding member of The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather. True to his DIY roots, this record was recorded at White's Third Man Studio throughout 2021, mastered by Third Man Mastering. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
The wealth of colors of the Romantic period lies at the heart of this debut album from the young Duo Fehse-Wilfert. Both duo partners, Toni Fehse (trumpet) and Jonas Wilfert (organ), have a particular love of this emotive and diverse period, and one which is not confined to German literature. Rather, they extend their repertoire to include compositions from all ...
Composer: John Luther Adams (1953-), Maria Marchant, Georges Delerue (1925-1992), Cesar Franck (1822-1890), Paul Dukas (1865-1935), Gabriel Fauré (1945-1924), Adolf Hansen (1852-1911), Edward Grieg (1843-1907)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Alan Parsons began his career at the age of 19 as an assistant engineer at the legendary Abbey Road studios in London working with the Beatles on their albums Let It Be and Abbey Road. Those who recently saw Peter Jackson's Get Back series got to view vintage footage of Parsons working alongside the Fab Four. Parsons would soon go on to bring his innovative style of ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
