Emerging as a breath of fresh air in the 2010’s alternative scene, Alice Merton has never been one to shy away from personal subjects in her lyrics or to experiment with varying sounds in her arrangements. “Same Team” is no different from her other fare in that respect, with a beat and soaring voice that demand your attention. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Legendary drummer Kenny Clarke compared Jean-Luc Ponty to Dizzy Gillespie. Fellow violinist Stuff Smith marveled, “He plays violin like Coltrane plays saxophone.” Born in 1942, the French violinist transported jazz violin playing into the world of modern jazz. On Frank Zappa’s urging, Ponty moved to the States in 1970. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
Ricercare – Kvandal, Mortensen, Bræin, Palmar Johansen
Ssens Trio releases its third album release on the LAWO Classics label. While the debut album (LWC1122) featured trios of Beethoven and its successor (LWC1170) was devoted to Mozart, this release spotlights Norwegian music. With this deep dive into the Norwegian repertoire, Ssens Trio wishes to call attention to four works for string trio ...
Composer: Johan Kvandal (1919-1999), Finn Mortensen, Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Bertil Palmar Johansen
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Multi-platinum, 8-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood celebrates the June 10th release of her highly-anticipated brand-new album, "Denim & Rhinestones" "Denim & Rhinestones" is the latest project between Carrie and David Garcia, having co-produced her critically-acclaimed 2018 release, Cry Pretty, which marked the first time she produced her own album. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
Trios from Contemporary Chicago
The twice-Grammy-nominated, Billboard-charting Lincoln Trio — violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe, and pianist Marta Aznavoorian — surveys works by five of Chicago’s most highly lauded contemporary composers on an album that features three world-premiere recordings. ...
Composer: Shawn E. Okpebholo, Augusta Read Thomas (1964), Shulamit Ran (1949), Mischa Zupko, Stacy Garrop (1969-)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Back In The World Of Adventures (2022 Remaster)
Formed by the ever prolific Roine Stolt (Kaipa, The Tangent, Transatlantic), The Flower Kings were actually born after the release of Stolt´s solo album The Flower King in 1994. Back In The World Of Adventures was the band´s first proper album together and was released in 1995 to wide critical acclaim in the progressive rock community. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Truly, quite possibly Lori Lieberman's finest album to-date, both musically & sonically, is guaranteed to become an audiophile favorite. A potpourri of fresh covers from the American Songbook, sprinkled with new, original compositions, embellished by thoughtful arrangements, played by some of the finest musicians. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
The Dresdener Philharmonie, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden and conductor Daniel Oren present Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata, together with a stellar cast including René Barbera as Alfredo, Lester Lynch as Germont, and world star soprano Lisette Oropesa as Violetta. Verdi’s opera from 1853 was revolutionary in the sense that it ...
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
C’MON YOU KNOW (Deluxe Edition)
C'mon You Know is the third solo album from Liam Gallagher, who has already proven on the first two solo outings that he can easily carry himself on his own. Liam Gallagher's third solo studio album C'mon You Know looks set to be one of the biggest album events of the year. Anticipation for the album was ignited with the lead single "Everything's Electric," which powered into the ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Navona Records presents LAST NOTES, an album tracing the musical footprint of composer Eric Biddington’s compositional history through revived works of the past. Some written nearly 30 years ago, the unearthed gems featured on this album speak in a fresh tone, effusing elegance and thoughtfulness across varied ...
Composer: Eric Biddington (1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Liam Gallagher’s first two solo U.K. #1 studio albums – As You Were and Why Me? Why Not. – maximized the potential of a simple formula: team Liam’s era-defining voice up with some trusted collaborators, and add some fresh impetus to his classic ‘60s and rock ‘n’ roll ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Whoever expects only calm, dreamy music because of the album title, Somnambule, will be surprised. Olga Reznichenko does not take the name of the album so literally, but rather in an associative way. "It's not directly about sleepwalking, but about different nocturnal states. These also included semi-conscious phases in which my thoughts ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Scott Hamilton and a swinging rhythm section deliver a delightful and creative program of well-known themes from the classical repertoire – reimagined and repurposed for jazz quartet. Scott Hamilton needs no introduction. The celebrated American tenor icon is instantly recognizable with his timeless ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Noriko Ogawa turns to Debussy, giving her interpretation of Images I and II and Estampes and other works. Acclaimed for her virtuoso technique and her gift for musical colouring, Noriko Ogawa is supremely well-suited for this repertoire and gives wonderfully fresh performances of works such as Pagodes and Poissons d’or. ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
"NYJO FIFTY" celebrates the 50th anniversary of a British institution, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra. The album reflects the wide range in repertoire, style and musical colours for which NYJO has become known, with a look at new repertoire and some of the band's past favourites to celebrate 50 years as the UK's premier youth big band. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Scott: Piano Concerto, Symphony No. 4 & Early One Morning
Cyril Scott's music inhabits a sound-world that is very much its own, despite the inevitable comparisons to composers such as Scriabin, Sorabji, and even the French impressionists. This new recording of the First Piano Concerto -- the first one in over 30 years -- takes a fresher, lighter approach that is absolutely thrilling in the outer movements. ...
Composer: Cyril Scott (1879-1970)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Beady Belle will release her 9th studio album "Nothing But The Truth". This album marks her 20 years anniversary as the artist Beady Belle. Beady Belle's music is melodically gripping, harmonically intricate, lyrically intelligent, and underpinned by solid grooves. However, the true glint of that jewel is, as always, the stunning voice of Beady Belle herself. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Holland Baroque presents Minne, an improvised programme inspired by the love poetry of medieval mystic Hadewijch from Brabant. Hadewijch was a 13th-century beguine who wrote an impressive oeuvre of love poetry, providing an original, female perspective on medieval life. For this project, Holland Baroque works together ...
Composer: Judith Steenbrink (1977), Heinrich Isaac (1450-1517), Melchior Franck (1580-1639)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Belladonna is a set of compositions written specifically for Halvorson on guitar plus The Mivos Quartet: Olivia De Prato (violin), Maya Bennardo (violin), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), and Tyler J. Borden (cello). This is Halvorson’s first time writing for String Quartet. Six through-composed compositions for Mivos spin Halvorson’s compositional voice ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
Fresh off their Grammy nomination for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, Third Coast Percussion is back in the studio, hard at work on their fourth album for Cedille, Perspectives. As with all of their Cedille albums, Perspectives will highlight Third Coast Percussion’s passion for collaboration and pushing boundaries. ...
Composer: Danny Elfman (1953), Philip Glass (1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
