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Helped by his own son, Ry Cooder turns to gospels to heal what he sees as a derelict ‘moral state’. ‘The Prodigal Son’ is all about a possible redemption

Ry Cooder’s 'The Prodigal Son' is his seventeenth solo studio album recorded with his son, Joachim Cooder and released on May 11, 2018 by Fantasy

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The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – Goin’ Home

Released on May 5, 2014, "Goin' Home" is the seventh album by Kenny Wayne Shepherd. It is an exploration into the music of Shepherd’s biggest influences, and features guest performances...

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In ‘World’s Strongest Man,’ Gaz Coombes dissects his own masculinity. Picking up les ‘Fleurs du Mâle’ from the ‘Supergrass’

Gaz Coombes' 'World's Strongest Man' is his third solo album produced by Ian Davenport and released on May 4, 2018 by Hot Fruit / Caroline International

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With ‘Dirty Computer,’ Janelle Monae cleans it (well! almost … so to speak!)

Janelle Monae's 'Dirty Computer' is her third studio album featuring Brian Wilson, Zoe Kravitz and Pharrell Williams as guests and released on April 27, 2018 by Bad Boy / Atlantic...

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‘Eat the Elephant’ by A Perfect Circle took 14 years in the making. So, all you can expect is slowly unfolding grandeur.

A Perfect Circle's 'Eat the Elephant' is their fourth album (their first in fourteen years) featuring vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarists Billy Howerdel & James Iha, drummer Jeff Friedl and...

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From Bossa to Reggaeton & Soul, Kali Uchis ‘Isolation’ is like hearing pop music through a kaleidoscope

Kali Uchis' 'Isolation' is her debut album featuring Bootsy Collins, Damon Albarn, Tame Impala, Tyler, The Creator, Thundercat among other contributors and released on April 6, 2018 by Virgin

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Introspection comes with beautiful harmonies on Wye Oak’s album : ‘The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs.’ ‘…The Deeper It Goes’

Wye Oak's 'The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs' is duo Jenn Wasner & Andy Stack's sixth album released on April 6, 2018 by Merge

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With ‘Freedom,’ Damon McMahon of Amen Dunes makes existentialism majestuous again.

Amen Dunes' 'Freedom' is his fifth studio album produced by Chris Coady, featuring drummer Parker Kindred, keyboardist Jordi Wheeler & guitarist Delicate Steve and released on March 30, 2018 by...

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Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite get back together and declare ‘No Mercy In This Land.’ ‘Merci Beaucoup!’

'No Mercy In This Land' by Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite is their second collaborative studio album released on March 30, 2018 by Anti Records

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Toni Braxton’s ‘Sex & Cigarettes’ is your smell after cheating. So! stop smoking & unclog her heart. One more album about quitting

Toni Braxton' s 'Sex & Cigarettes' is her eighth studio album (and her first with some explicit words) produced mostly with Paul Boutin and released on March 23, 2018 by...

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‘As tears go bye’ The Weeknd has called his new album ‘My Dear Melancholy.’ ‘Spleentiful’

The Weeknd' s 'My Dear Melancholy' is his fourth (six-songs) album co-produced with Frank Dukes and released on March 30, 2018 by XO / Republic Records

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Joan Baez says ‘Whistle Down the Wind’ is her last album before retiring

Joan Baez' s 'Whistle Down the Wind' is her twenty fifth studio album featuring ten covers, produced by Joe Henry and released on March 2, 2018 by Proper

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Engineer Eddie Kramer picked up bits of stuff recorded by Jimi, glued them together and it (more or less) works. Demoes from beyond!

Jimi Hendrix' s 'Both Sides of the Sky' is this third posthumous (and a double) album engineered by Eddie Kramer and released on March 9, 2018 by Sony Legacy

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Brad Mehldau takes on good old Sebastian and add his own ‘After Bach’ compositions. ‘Touch of Classic’

Brad Mehldau' s 'After Bach' is a live album including four Bach preludes and one fugue, plus seven of Mehldau's compositions and released on March 9, 2018 by Nonesuch

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Strokes singer, Albert Hammond Jr.’s new opus ‘Francis Trouble’ is about his unborn twin (that’s Francis) and the search of identity

Albert Hammond Jr.' s 'Francis Trouble' is his fourth (36 minutes long) studio album released on March 9, 2018 by Red Bull Records

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‘Landfall’ by Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet is about loss, chaos and Hurricane Sandy in that (dis)order

'Landfall' by Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet is a collaborative album about Anderson's experience with Hurricane Sandy, mixing music, spoken words & electronics and released on February 16, 2018 by...

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Respect Yourself

Starting and ending with 'Respect Yourself' made famous by The Staple Singers, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Joe Tex, The Staple Singers, The Monkees, Bob Marley...

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‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ is a playlist for these probing times.

Starting and ending with 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' made famous by The Animals, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Joe Mcdonald, Rod...

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Two Blue

From 'Love Is Blue' to 'Born To Be Blue', we have mixed 24 tunes around the theme of 'Doubled Songs In "Blue"'. It has Jeff Beck, Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane...

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Hailing from Niger, Tal National blend Tuareg guitars and afrobeat

[MUSIC FOR THE DANCE:RS] Hailing from Niger, Tal National blend Tuareg guitars and afrobeat. Their third album 'Tantabara' is to be released on FatCat Records and distributed via Bandcamp. >>...

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