At all times, we have gathered around warm fire places. Gazed into the swirling dance of flames, listened to the crackling sparks in the wind, inhaled the air of burning wood. Energy transfer. A sensual experience, across time and place. A star team of musicians from the Balkans, Palestine and Norway has carried ...
Genre: World Music
Subgenre: Worldbeat
Norwegian jazz sextet Ladybird Orchestra offers rhythmic drive, captivating motifs and exploratory improvisation. The new debut album has an unmistakable touch of western Norway: stormy outside and pleasant inside. It seems light and humorous, known as folk tunes and classical, American piano jazz in Bill Evans tradition....
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
After reaching pole position on official Finnish album charts and hitting German top 10 with the acclaimed album "Heart Like a Grave" in October 2019, INSOMNIUM were once again supposed to entertain the legions of metal addicts all around the world. And that's what these gentlemen did for the time being until mid-March 2020 when ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Chris Daughtry and his band Daughtry are back with their first studio album in three years, “Dearly Beloved,” out Sept. 17 via Dogtree Records and Warner Music Group’s ADA Worldwide. In addition to the new tunes, the band has announced a lengthy headlining tour with support from Sevendust, Tremonti and Travis Bracht. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
NAMBYAR is an alternative R&B artist delivering a melancholic wave of analogue drum beats and synths with a dark soulful voice. Born Jesse Nambiar, this musician, songwriter and producer grew up in a small town near Amsterdam and was always surrounded by nature. He has played the guitar since he was 9 years-old ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Jelly Roll, the giant underground genre-bending singer/songwriter/rapper today announced he will release a new album Ballads of the Broken on September 17, ahead of his sold-out show at the iconic Ryman Auditorium. The introspective 10-track album delves deeper into his current season of life and his growth—personally and ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Jesus Christ Superstar (50th Anniversary - Remastered 2021)
This landmark release, made in collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, features a new remaster of the original 1970 double concept album at Abbey Road by Nick Davis (Phil Collins/Genesis) and Miles Showell. Few albums had an impact the size of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. ...
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948)
Genre: Soundtrack
Subgenre: Musicals
As a writer, Ray Fulcher understands the sweet spot of life. It's the same joy that marks the songs he's co-written with an old friend named Luke Combs. Eight of those songs ended up on the 2020 CMA Album of the Year What You See Is What You Get. Eight more ended up on This One's for You. Four of those songs ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
The Norwegian septet is among the pioneers of the Nordicana scene that has been gaining momentum in the US the last few years. Fronted by prolific singer-songwriter Stine Andreassen (also of folk quartet Silver Lining) and armed with pedal steel, slide guitar, lush harmonies, a string quartet and their secret weapon, the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
Helsinki-based trumpet player Tomi Nikku presents his debut under his own name on Flame Jazz Records with the album ’Light & Shade’. On his new album, you’ll hear his band Tomi Nikku 5tet, which has worked together since 2018 and features Max Zenger on alto sax / bass clarinet, Ilkka Uksila on vibraphone, Vesa Ojaniemi on bass, and Jonatan ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The concept that led to The Oberlin Concertos was initially hatched in a conversation between pianist and educator Xak Bjerken and a former student, Oberlin Conservatory composition professor Jesse Jones. It was Jones who suggested writing a chamber concerto to be premiered by his friend and mentor, and it was Bjerken-a former longtime member of ...
Composer: Stephen Hartke (1952), Elizabeth Ogonek (1989)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Exile is a beautifully curated selection of 11 tracks featuring 2 new original songs, plus fan favorites from both the Conspiracy album and hand-picked live tracks from their epic setlists. The Raven Age are as brilliantly catchy as they are deviously heavy, delicately balancing classic and modern ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1934), Richard Wagner (1813–1883), Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904), Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre:
The new album from acclaimed pianist, composer and producer. Grains Of Gold is a masterful collection of ambient electronica full of epic soundscapes and softly billowing crescendos. This is his first album on XXIM Records, the young post genre label launched earlier this year by Sony Masterworks and the first of ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Ambient
Andy McKee is one of the world’s finest acoustic guitarists and it’s evident from the accolades he’s received throughout his career. It’s his youthful energy, attention to song structure and melodic content that elevates him above the rest. After nearly a decade without releasing new studio recordings, McKee returns ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Fingerstyle
Limoncello: Celebrating Chamber Music
Time for an aperitif with friends including Julia Fischer, Martin Helmchen, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Francesco Piemontesi and Signum Quartett as our Limencello anniversary compilation bring you the fresh and fragrant sounds of our Chamber Music Celebration! ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Compilations
Seven tracks EP with two brand-new original Styx songs! “We’re not locked into thinking, ‘Ok, this song idea has to have 10 other songs to go with it. We can’t just put it out by itself.’ Well, sure we can. Why not?” — Tommy Shaw, on the two new Styx studio tracks on The Same Stardust EP ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Randi is known for her warm, distinctive voice. It carries a dualistic mix; strong and fragile at the same time. She has a strong presence and an honest way of communicating with her audience. Her songwriting is a natural continuation of this. Together with the great musicians Dag Vagle and Erlend E. Aasland, she has formed Randi ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
