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Rachael & Vilray West of Broadway
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Rachael & Vilray: West of Broadway

What a splendid musical partnership Rachael Price & Vilray Bolles […]

Charles Lloyd: Figure in Blue
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Charles Lloyd: Figure in Blue

Lloyd’s 12th Blue Note release, a 2-CD set, finds the […]

Mark Turner: Reflections on: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
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Mark Turner: Reflections on: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

Emerging on the New York scene in the early 90s, […]

Danny Paisley: Bluegrass State of Mind
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Danny Paisley: Bluegrass State of Mind

For a half century Danny Paisley has been a stalwart […]

Memphis Slim: At the Gate of Horn
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Memphis Slim: At the Gate of Horn

Like many another blues great, pianist/singer/songwriter Memphis Slim moved from […]

The Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen
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The Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen

Written as a song cycle about a toxic relationship, 1993’s […]

Rain Parade: Crashing Dream (Deluxe)
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Rain Parade: Crashing Dream (Deluxe)

As seminal members of the Paisley Underground, Rain Parade marched […]

Wolf Eyes x Anthony Braxton: Live at Pioneer Works, 26 October 2023
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Wolf Eyes x Anthony Braxton: Live at Pioneer Works, 26 October 2023

A banner year for recent octogenarian Anthony Braxton, 2025 has […]

Sinne Eeg & Jacob Christoffersen: Shikiori
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Sinne Eeg & Jacob Christoffersen: Shikiori

Musically and sonically, Shikiori is an intoxicating delight. Throughout the […]

Shakti: Mind Explosion
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Shakti: Mind Explosion

This last-ever recording by the East-meets-West ensemble that guitarist John […]

Firedove. Anna Lapwood
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Firedove: Anna Lapwood

Lapwood, 30, has already built up quite the online following […]

Schubert: Winterreise
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Schubert: Winterreise

Schubert wrote Winterreise in the last year of his short […]

Clara Ward: Just Over the Hill: 1949–1972
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Clara Ward: Just Over the Hill: 1949–1972

If we break down Clara Ward’s monumental, influential career strictly […]

Wet Leg: moisturizer
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Wet Leg: moisturizer

Wet Leg’s sophomore album moisturizer is all about being in […]

Beethoven Piano Sonatas 12–15
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Beethoven Piano Sonatas 12–15

Beethoven’s career is commonly divided into three distinct periods, beginning […]

TIDAL Audio
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TIDAL US Dealer Network Update

Erftstadt, Germany, Effective January 1, 2026, TIDAL Audio announces a […]

Dave Douglas: Alloy
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Dave Douglas: Alloy

Douglas’ 60th album as a leader or co-leader finds him […]

The Swell Season: Forward
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The Swell Season: Forward

Often successful music collaboration takes time to percolate. In the case […]

Stereolab
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All Roads Lead to Stereolab

As an indie music lover that was simply a little […]

Monteux Conducts Ravel Vol. 2
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Monteux Conducts Ravel Vol. 2

Many record collectors evoke a golden age of stereo recording, […]

Christian McBride Big Band: Without Further Ado Vol. 1
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Christian McBride Big Band: Without Further Ado Vol. 1

For Christian McBride’s fourth big band outing, a bevy of […]

Bon Iver: Sable, Fable
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Bon Iver: Sable, Fable

On only the fourth album since 2007’s breakthrough hit “For […]

Paul Bley: Open, to love
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Paul Bley: Open, to love

This record has been considered a classic ever since its […]

Sarah Wilson: Incandescence
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Sarah Wilson: Incandescence

Rife with idiosyncratic but hummable melodies, subtly layered and shape-shifting […]

Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
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Wagner: The Flying Dutchman

Although the Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley sings the title role, […]

The Seldom Scene: Remains to Be Scene
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The Seldom Scene: Remains to Be Scene

Seldom Scene banjo master Ben Eldridge passed away in April […]

spotify music news
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Spotify Expands Music Videos in Beta to Premium Users in the US and Canada

For decades, music videos have done more than just accompany […]

Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left
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Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left

A half century after Nick Drake’s untimely death at age […]

Fred Hersch: The Surrounding Green
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Fred Hersch: The Surrounding Green

With more than 60 recordings as a leader, including three […]

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