After the surprise release of giddy single 'Oh Hi', New Zealand legends Crowded House have revealed a new album is on the way. Gravity Stairs is the band's eighth long player and comes after Crowded House secured a deal for the album's release through BMG. "We’re delighted to work with the good people at BMG who we already know love music and hold us in high regard", ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Cage² is the title of Bertrand Chamayou's new album - he calls it the twin brother of his most recent Letter(s) to Erik Satie - both recorded at the Miraval studios. CAGE² is also the title of a performance Bertrand Chamayou conceived with dancer and choreographer Élodie Sicard, featuring 12 pieces composed by John ...
Composer: John Cage (1912–1992)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
In This City They Call You Love
Richard Hawley will release new album ‘In This City They Call You Love’ on May 31st. The Sheffield songwriter is on a roll, with his musical Standing At The Sky’s Edge gaining outstanding reviews. Recently switching to a prominent venue in the West End, the new London run is scheduled for last for six months. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Grammy-nominated band The Marías announce their highly-anticipated return with sophomore album Submarine set for release on May 31st. Submarine represents themes of solitude and exploration for The Marías, delving into the complexities of human emotion and what it means to choose solitude, and the pain and beauty so inextricably interwoven within it. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
Chris Breheny aka Moncrieff was into music, sure, but if you’d told him that a few years down the line even Elton John and Avicii would be into his tunes, he wouldn’t have believed a word of it. After all, music wasn’t a given where he was from, in fact, it was almost sneered at. “I was a bit afraid to pursue it, because in that part of Ireland, in the countryside where I ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Twenty One Pilots new album, Clancy, which will be released May 17th. The alternative pop-rock duo, made up of vocalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun, have long been candid about anxiety and depression, themes often represented in Joseph’s lyrics as he sings, raps and occasionally screams while Dun drums at an incredible pace. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Meistersaal Sessions / Vol. 1: Romantic Chamber Music
the legendary Meistersaal Berlin, conducted by Joolz Gale. The series starts with arrangements of Schönberg, Strauss and Mahler. In collaboration with British photographer Gavin Evans, these club-concert sessions come ...
Composer: Gustav Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Timeless. Explosive. Romantic. Inspiring. How else could you characterise "Blue Electric Light", Lenny Kravitz's twelfth studio album? Kravitz's mastery of deep soul rock has long been an established fact. As a tireless creative force - musician, writer, producer, actor, designer - he remains a dynamic global ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Introducing the awesome singer-songwriter who’s making waves with his music worldwide, Alec Benjamin. With his third studio album, “12 Notes,” just around the corner, there’s so much excitement as we eagerly await the next chapter in his musical journey. In this super exclusive interview, we’re going dive deep into what ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Multi-platinum alt-rock trio Wallows release their highly anticipated third studio album, Model. The John Congleton-produced album arrives via Atlantic Records. Wallows (composed of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston) have been best friends since the age of 11. They began playing music together in the LA ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Dynamic indie-rock band PARK RD are buzzing to announce the release of their debut album, The Novel. Formed by five high school friends from Tāmaki Makaurau, PARK RD have quickly established themselves as one of NZ’s most exciting new bands off the back of a series of well-received singles and EPs and their killer live shows. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of Mixer's Lab! Fifth in the Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band "BIG BAND SOUND" series produced by Mixer's Lab! 10 songs selected from Jazz and Latin masterpieces of the past! The famous performances by the Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band were recorded, mixed and produced by recording engineer Eiji Uchinuma (Chairman ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Funk Band, Inc. (2024 Remaster from the Original Grit Tapes)
The return of Funk, Inc., one of the most popular soul jazz combos of the Seventies, is a remarkable story. Formed in 1969 by organist Bobby Watley, the Indiana-based group was signed to Prestige Records two years later by producer Bob Porter. The band’s inspired blend of impassioned jazz improvisation and riveting funk grooves was ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Funk
Multi-Platinum pop icons New Kids On The Block have returned with their first new music in 11 years. The album announcement comes alongside the release of their new lead single ‘Kids’, written and produced by David Stewart (BTS, Jonas Brothers, Jack Harlow, Shania Twain and more) and Luke Batt (Katie Melua). ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
This is the first new album by American guitarist Jeff Coleman in three years, since 2021. The album is an all-guitar instrumental album by the talented guitarist, who has played in the progressive metal band COSMOSQUAD as well as supporting many other Japanese artists. The album features many of the rock scene's most talented musicians, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105
Lahav Shani and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra bring a superb recording of Bruckner's 5th Symphony. Shani as a conductor has been devoted to Bruckner's music as he stated in an interview with Gramophone; “His music has a sense not only of looking back and encompassing the history of music, but also very much looking forward and seeing the future...There is no sentimentality ...
Composer: Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Live set from the Rock and Roll hall of fame, gospel hall of fame, and Grammy lifetime achievement award winners. Featuring hits “Let’s Do It Again,” Respect Yourself,” “Touch A Hand, Make A Friend,” and more. Packaging features new liner notes from Tim Dillinger-Curenton. Africa ‘80 presents a look into this ever-evolving musical and National treasure. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Riot are the epitome of class, longevity and integrity: The New Yorkers play their high-class heavy metal with full fervour and have not let numerous strokes of fate (such as the death of guitarist Mark Reale, since when, out of respect, they are operating as "Riot V") get them down. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
The Bach album comprises four preludes and one fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, as well as the Allemande from the fourth Partita, interspersed with seven compositions or improvisations by Mehldau inspired by the complementary works of Bach—including Mehldau’s Variations on Bach’s Goldberg Theme. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
On After Fauré, Mehldau performs four Nocturnes, from a thirty-seven-year span of Gabriel Fauré’s career, as well as a reduction of an excerpt from the Adagio movement of his Piano Quartet in G Minor. Here Mehldau’s four compositions that Fauré inspired are presented in a group, bookended by ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
