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Satchmo Loves Company

Louis Armstrong's exuberant and gravelly voice happened to be the perfect match with the mellifluous or crooning voices of his contemporaries. His blasting trumpet, the perfect contrast with the pianist.Who...

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With a little help from George Benson and Snoop Dog, ‘The Now Now’ by Gorillaz is the pop album we need now. Right now!

Gorillaz' 'The Now Now' is their sixth album produced by Damon Albarn and James Ford, featuring George Benson and Snoop Dog and released on June 29, 2018 by Warner Bros...

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Nine Inch Nails’s ‘Bad Witch’ is ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger, Look Forward’ for the present time

Nine Inch Nails' 'Bad Witch' is their ninth studio album produced by members Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and released on June 22, 2018 by The Null Corporation.

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Three years after ‘The Epic,’ Kamasi Washington delivers a second masterpiece : ‘Heaven & Earth.’ What else did you expect?

Kamasi Washington' s 'Heaven & Earth' is his second (and self-produced) album, recorded with bassists Miles Mosley & Thundercat, pianist Cameron Graves, trombonist Ryan Porter, etc. and released on June...

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In ‘The Blues Is Alive And Well,’ Buddy Guy invites some famous friends, adds some melancholy and pours a lot of booze in his blues

Buddy Guy' s 'The Blues Is Alive And Well' is his eighteenth studio album produced by Tom Hambridge, featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, James Bay and The McCrary...

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Johnny Marr’s new album reads like a map to a tentative utopia. ‘Call the Comet’ and ride to the ‘4th Rock from the Sun’

Johnny Marr' s 'Call the Comet' is The Smiths guitarist's third solo album recorded in Manchester, UK and released on June 15, 2018 by New Voodoo / Warner Bros.

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Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever deliver ‘Hope Downs,’ an album full of post-strokian guitar riffs and great pop songs. ‘Thumb Ups’!

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever' s 'Hope Downs' is their debut album co-produced with Liam Judson and released on June 15, 2018 by Sub Pop

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Angélique Kidjo gives a funky African reading of a Talking Heads’ milestone. ‘And you may find yourself in another part of the world’

Angélique Kidjo' s 'Remain In Light' is her thirteenth studio album (a take-on the 1980 Talking Heads' album) produced by Jeff Bhasker, featuring Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, Ezra Koenig of...

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Mocheeba’s ‘Blaze Away’ sounds like summertime and sailing cruises. Sun is blazing, bring your sunscreen!

Mocheeba' s 'Blaze Away' is the band's - now down to two members : Skye Edwards and Ross Godfrey - ninth studio album featuring The Roots Manuva among other guests...

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First you have serpentwithfeet on ‘soil’, then snakes on plane. An illustration of liturgical elevation.

serpentwithfeet 's 'Soil' is Josiah Wise a.k.a. serpentwithfeet's first album produced by Haxan Cloak and released on June 8, 2018 by Secretly Canadian / Tri Angle

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Some things never change. Michael Franks’ jazz meets brazilian music and “naive” lyrics never change. C’est ainsi!

Michael Franks' s 'The Music In My Head' is his eighteenth studio album featuring among other musicians / producers Scott Petito, guitarists Chuck Loeb & David Spinozza, pianists Rachel Z...

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In ‘Come Tomorrow,’ Dave Matthews and band interweave old with new songs. Tomorrow is another yesterday. Call it Continuity!

Dave Matthews Band' s 'Come Tomorrow' is their ninth studio album (their first in six years) produced by four different producers : Rob Cavallo, John Alagia, Mark Batson, Rob Evans...

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Take a lot of wandering guitars à la Wishbone A, throw in a slice of psychedelia, add a pinch of ‘reedian’ Velvet U and serve yourself a Wooden Shjips ‘V’ Prosit!

Wooden Shjips’ 'V' is their fifth sytudio album (the first in five years) fully written by frontman Ripley Johnson and released on May 25, 2018 by Thrill Jockey Records

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Father John Misty’s ‘God’s Favorite Customer’ is about death, diamonds, dumbness and duh! heartbreak. Father! Oh Father! we have an Elton for the new age

Father John Misty' s 'God's Favorite Customer' is Josh Tillman a.k.a. FJM's fourth studio album co-produced with Jonathan Rado and relased on June 1, 2018 by Sub Pop / Bella...

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Un-Kornish and rather popish, Jonathan Davis enters the ‘Black Labyrinth.’ Ask him ‘What it is’ when he re-emerges

Jonathan Davis' s "Black Labyrinth" is his debut solo and self-produced album featuring bassist Miles Mosley, Ray Luzier of Korn, Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit among other guests and released...

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After a 40 (or so) years recess, George Clinton’s Parliament reconvenes to address a major healthcare issue : ‘Medicaid Fraud Dogg’ So sick!

Parliament' s "Medicaid Fraud Dogg" is their tenth studio album (their first in 38 years) featuring 23 tracks produced by leader George Clinton and released on May 22, 2018 by...

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Fenfo is how you say “something to say” in Bambara or how you sing it if you are activist Fatoumata Diawara.

Fatoumata Diawara' s 'Fenfo' is her second album produced by Matthieu Chedid, featuring korists Toumani and Sidiki Diabaté, percussionist Mokhtar Samba and bassist Etienne Mbappé and released on May 25,...

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Neither mother, nor bitch, Courtney Barnett tell us how we feel. Well, it feels a bit like Kurt meets Chrissie spirit!

Courtney Barnett's 'Tell Me How You Really Feel' is her second solo studio album she produced with Burke Reid & Dan Luscombe and released on May 18, 2018 by Milk!...

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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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