In a history that stretches back some 25 years, Faithless have long occupied a pivotal position in the world of British electronica. Marrying elements of house, trip hop, dub and a songwriting flair into arena filling explosive, euphoric sounds. ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electronica
As the events of 2020 have unfolded, Devon Gilfillian has sought solace and solutions in music – and found both in the timeless songs of Marvin Gaye’s 1971 album, What’s Going On, which took the No. 1 spot on Rolling Stone’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” published last week. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
His new album, HH, released on Edition Records in Oct 2020, is a pivotal album in his already fascinating journey from humble roots to international stardom. Over the last two decades, he has worked tirelessly as a sideman and guitarist for hire. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
“We are living in stressful times and music is the best way to bring people together and give them some comfort,” says Gomes about the album. “It was wild to record with just one mic and no overdubs. I had to move the guitar closer to the mic in certain points and back it off in others. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues Rock
A major statement by a composer still in his mid-twenties, Alex Woolfs Requiem, composed in 2018, combines powerful expressive immediacy with an impressive ability to synthesize the diverse traditions that have grown up around the requiem genre in the past two hundred years, as ...
Composer: Alex Woolf (1995)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Listen to the fascinating album of the world-class tango orchestra Bandonegro and the sensational Uruguayan singer Andres Martorell. The album “Tangostoria”, kept in the traditional tango trend, is carefully selected compositions of such artists as: Aníbal Troilo, Lucio Demare, Vicente Greco, Horacio Salgán and Astor Piazzolla. ...
Composer: Aníbal Troilo, Lucio Demare, Vicente Greco, Horacio Salgán (1916-), Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Genre: World Music
Subgenre:
You’re holding Flex Ensemble’s third album in your hands – Inside Eroica: an exciting programme that we are enormously proud to present! The following conversation between Martha Bijlsma and Gordon Williamson provides you with some insight into the creative process, our choices and how we landed Inside Eroica. ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Gordon Williamson (1974)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Fresh Evidence is Rory Gallagher's eleventh and last studio album, his fourteenth album overall. The album was originally released on 1st May 1990 and was recorded at Maison Rouge, Redan Recorders, Music Station and Audio One. This 2012 remaster used the original vinyl artwork and 1/4" tapes so that they look and sound ....
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy-Rock
After influencing and impacting R&B for 15 years, Trey Songz finally returns home… The 3x GRAMMY® Award-nominated R&B superstar launches the pre-order for his anxiously awaited eighth full-length album, BACK HOME, today; see HERE. The full length album will arrive at all DSPs and streaming services on October ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Hip Hop Soul
Following the commercial and critically acclaimed success of the recent albums “Blues” (2019) and the three-week running No.1 album on the Billboard Blues Chart “Check Shirt Wizard – Live in ’77” (2020), UMC is pleased to present a new Rory Gallagher best of collection entitled “The Best Of Rory Gallagher” on Friday 9th October 2020. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy Rock
With funky, soulful riffs, rampant melodies, hooky songcraft and markedly smooth production, Holy Roller Baby sound like a band with some measure of experience behind them on their upcoming debut album, Frenzy. As well they should since the Texas-based band (Austin and Dallas) features three-fourths of ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues Rock
The eight-track musical journey from Dylan contains his previously released singles ‘Girl’, ‘Home’ and ‘Ask Me’ which gets an extended-play on the project. Dylan packs tons of keys with slow-paced, dreamy vocals with lyrics touching on faith, naming one of his songs ‘El Shaddai’, translating as God Almighty. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Shiver is the exciting and boundary pushing second record from LA-based Icelandic musician Jónsi, co-produced by A. G. Cook (PC Music, Charlie XCX) and comes a decade after his debut, Go, was released. The new album features tracks with Liz Fraser (Cocteau Twins) and pop icon Robyn. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
Grammy-Winning Folk-Roots Masterwork: Newly Remastered and Available for the First Time Ever on HIGHRESAUDIO. An inimitable merger of pop hooks, bluegrass craft, virtuosic musicianship, and unbeatable acoustic sounds, 2002's This Side is the Grammy-winning sophomore record from the bluegrass/progressive folk trio Nickel Creek. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Bluegrass
It’s been nine and ten years respectively since Hélène Grimaud made her only two Mozart recordings. One might almost think there simply hasn’t been room for his music in her multifaceted repertoire, and the pianist does confess that her younger self found the “lightness of being” she associated with his piano works ...
Composer: Valentin Silvestrov (1937), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Rolando Villazón and Xavier de Maistre present Serenata latina, a rich and varied programme of Latin American songs. The album features vocal works heard for the first time with harp accompaniments, including iconic pieces by Carlos Guastavino, Ariel Ramírez and Alberto Ginastera ...
Composer: Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959), Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000), Ariel Ramírez, Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Produced by 6x GRAMMY® Award-winner Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) at Nashville’s famed RCA Studio A. From its first downbeat, the new LP sees Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith grappling with the expectations of adulthood on a remarkable cycle of new songs fueled by many of the same elements ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Multi-platinum Bompton-based rapper YG officially reveals October 2nd as as the in-store date for MY 4HUNNID LIFE, his eagerly awaited fifth studio album on Def Jam Recordings. Released today in anticipation of the album is the video for “Equinox” featuring Day Sulan, the L.A. rapper signed ...
Genre: Hip-Hop
Subgenre: Rap
The 15th May 2020 marked the death of Phil May, the legendary lead singer with The Pretty Things. At the time of his death, Phil was hugely excited about the impending release of the first-ever, all-acoustic Pretty Things album, which had recently been completed. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Bach's motets, most of them composed during the 1730s, are among his finest vocal works. They feature a meticulous attention to the musical expression of the word, employing a tremendous variety of tone-colors, textures and effects. On this recording, Raphaël Pichon and his ensemble ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
