Over plucked acoustic guitar or deftly weighted piano chords, Maple Glider shares vignettes of her life; growing up in a restrictive religious household, falling in an out of love, interstate and international relocations, the new perspectives travel can bring along with the alienation of being away from the familiar. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Folk Rock
Rilke Projekt - das ist die SEHNSUCHT
Germany's most successful poetry project is entering the next round: Angelica Fleer & Richard Schönherz are continuing their celebrated Rilke project just in time for the 20th anniversary of their gold-plated debut album - with the sixth studio album ‘das ist die SEHNSUCHT’. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Adult Contemporary
Joachim Stutschewsky, cellist and composer, author of numerous music transcriptions, promoter of Jewish music. Born on 7th February 1891 in Romny (then in the Russian Empire, now Ukraine), into a family with long-time musical traditions, Stutschewsky was brought up in the environment of Jewish klezmer musicians playing at weddings and inns. ...
Composer: Joachim Stutschewsky
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
This is possibly the best federation in the world! It is grassroots democratic, freedom-loving, humane and - above all - musically rousing. Whether funk or fusion, whether catchy soul, rich blues or sparkling straight-ahead jazz: in the Federation of the Groove quartet, no one style dominates the other, rather everything meshes together virtuosically, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
"Americana", the new record sees Ryan Sheridan paying homage to a contemporary US songbook of tunes that have inspired him to reconnect with the joy of music during lockdown. Mostly tracked at his home studio, with his percussionist-extraordinaire Ronan Nolan adding his parts from his base in the Midlands, 'Americana' was mixed by Peter Ashmore, best known for his work with David Keenan and Wyvern Lingo. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
The 5th edition of the Future Bubblers compilation. An expansion of Gilles Peterson’s network supported by Arts Council England, the ongoing talent discovery and artist development scheme focuses on developing unsigned talent and building audiences for new left-field music. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Compilations
Discover Big Cheese Energy by Richard Cheese, a true gem for vinyl enthusiasts. This album, celebrated for its rich and deep sound, stands as one of Richard Cheese's most iconic works. Crafted with high-quality materials and featuring artwork that captures the artist's essence, Big Cheese Energy is an essential piece for any collector. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
In Absentia (Deluxe - Remastered)
The much anticipated "eluxe edition" of the iconic album In Absentia. Not many albums can claim to have created a new genre, but with its fusion of metal, progressive rock, ambient textures, and acoustic singer-songwriter styled material, it became a blueprint for a generation of bands to come. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
That changed when Frans rented a new studio space next to Jan and they became neighbours. Suddenly the musical differences became an advantage, and they could share musical thoughts since they never felt any competition between them. A new friendship grew out of that – and they have shared several studio spaces since – and lots of talks about music and life. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
The Zagreb Jazz Quartet (Remaster 2021)
A fantastic performance from this legendary Eastern European jazz group – one of the first to really get international attention, thanks to the strength of their new ideas and compositional skills – and also thanks to the lead vibes in the group from the great Bosko Petrovic! The set's a live performance, recorded on the group's 25th anniversary ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
In The Running (2021 Expanded & Remastered Edition)
Newly remastered and expanded release of Howard Jones fifth and final album "In The Running" (April 1992). In The Running marked a conscious move away from the use of electronic instrumentation towards more piano based melodies. It is the most deeply melodic recording that Jones had made up until that point, full of meticulously- ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
New music from The Oak Ridge Boys features new songs, classic covers. The fans of the Oak Ridge Boys had to wait more than three years for new music of their idols. Now the time has finally come: Produced by Grammy Award winner Dave Cobb, Front Porch Singin' will be released via Lightning Rod Records ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Contemporary Country
The five-song Big Wreck: 7.1 marks the first entry in a three-EP series from Big Wreck. It was produced by Thornley and Eric Ratz, who produced the band's 2019 LP …but for the sun. The explosive "Bombs Away" is the first track to arrive from Big Wreck: 7.1, and as Thornley shares in a statement, it began from a riff that had been around for years. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
For their second outing, After Party, the Isle of Wight four-piece are doubling down on their insouciant grunge, adding another handful of songs to their repertoire in the same spirit as their debut EP Party Food. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Grunge
The veteran indie-rock band push themselves ahead on the final leg of their three-album project. As the title suggests, the guys have their minds on the ebb and flow of social mores forming in American culture, both over the last few years and since they got their start in 2006. The world looks different now than it did then. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band
Menahan Street Band, a veritable supergroup of some of today's most prolific songwriters, arrangers, and producers return with this beat-forward, cinematic masterpiece. If you have spent any time hanging out in bars, cafes, or casually tuning into NPR in the last 10 years you should be well versed in MSB's catalog. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
With feelings of profound loss over the direction of the world in the last several years, Los Angeles vocalist Cathy Segal-Garcia found herself searching back through songs from the '60's & '70s - another period of existential uncertainty. The songwriters of the day spoke to those conditions, offering hopes ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Chicago-based tenor saxophonist Carlos Vega taps into the energy of the hard bop movement of the late 50s, with this quintet session that channels the vision of Art Blakey's iconic Jazz Messengers. Filtering Blakey's forward thrusting style through his Puerto Rican heritage and extensive time spent with latin and salsa bands in his native Miami, Vega's ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Multi-Grammy nominated vocal artist Nnenna Freelon is back, delivering her eleventh album after a decade-long hiatus from the studio. With Time Traveler, she offers a celebration of love and a prayer of hope for those living with loss. The sessions for the album stretched over two years, between 2018 and 2020, coinciding with the loss of Freelon's ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
