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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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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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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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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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Through Jon Hopkins’ ‘Singularity,’ one envisions the organic plurality of spaces and things. Welcome to Biodynamic EDM!

Jon Hopkins' 'Singularity' is his fifth album (his first in five years) released on May 4, 2018 by Domino Records

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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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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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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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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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Meshell Ndegeocello redecorates eleven 80s/90s hits and makes them her new comfort zone.

Meshell Ndegeocello' s 'Ventriloquism' is her twelth studio album (her first in four years) featuring eleven covers of 80s and 90s hits, co-produced with Jebin Bruni and released on March...

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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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In ‘Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)’ Will Toledo & Car Seat Headrest deliver an ‘encore’

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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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‘Oops! They Did it Again’ is our playlist about compulsive ‘encores’

From 'Falling In Love Again' to 'Today I Started Loving You Again' , we have mixed 12 'Ladies Only' tunes around the theme of 'Again'. It has Marlene Dietrich, Betty...

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‘Meals Ahead’ is our playlist for every food lover.

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N.E.R.D’ s ‘No-one Ever Really Dies’

N.E.R.D' s 'No-one Ever Really Dies' is their fifth studio album produced by among others group's members Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo, featuring Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane, André 3000...

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