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They All Sing Leonard

Famous and not so famous people get together to take on songs written by Leonard Cohen whose birthday is today. Nina Simone, Justin Timberlake, Madeleine Peyroux, Tom Jones, Lana Del...

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Jean-Luc Ponty’s Turning Point

The end of the Sixties and the beginning of the Seventies mark the real start of Jean-Luc Ponty's international stardom.Hooking up with 23 years old George Duke.Recording his own "King...

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Tommy LiPuma & The Ladies

From Miles Davis to Paul McCartney, LiPuma has produced a large batch of grammy certified albums and artists. George Benson, Al Jarreau, Michael Franks, Dr. John to name a few....

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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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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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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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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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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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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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At the ‘Electric Café’ run by En Vogue trio, free your feet, your mind and your tip to follow

En Vogue's 'Electric Café' is their seventh studio album (after a fourteen years hiatus) featuring Snoop Dogg (on one track), mostly produced by Denzil Foster & Thomas McElroy and released...

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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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Bettye LaVette covers Dylan. ‘Times were a-changin’,’ now ‘Things Have Changed’ So what’s next?

Bettye LaVette' 'Things Have Changed' is her tenth studio album featuring twelve covers of Bob Dylan songs, produced by Steve Jordan, with Keith Richards on one song and released on...

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Parlophone publish ‘Gorillaz’ by virtual band Gorillaz, fully written by Damon Albarn (2001)

'Gorillaz' is the virtual band's eponymous debut studio album produced by Tom Girling, Jason Cox & Dan the Automator and released on March 26 , 2001 by Parlophone / Virgin.Track...

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