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Lola Kirke is known for singing, songwriting, and screen performances (Mistress America, Gone Girl, or Mozart In The Jungle). Kirke is releasing her 10-song sophomore album showcasing her songs filled with lyrics of unselfconscious titled Lady For Sale. With the aid of producer Austin Jenkins, the album is an exploration of glam country twinged with tv commercial synth stylings and a high-spirited casualness that feels refreshing and familiar. The music is decidedly more easy-going and fun-loving than what we’ve expected from the country genre and the world in general, and Kirke’s vocals lead us to a feel-good space in a country [...]
Ramiro Pinheiro is a guitarist and songwriter from Brazil with a subtle and creative style. Pinheiro used his ears at the beginning to learn how to play before attending the Conservatório Souza Lima in São Paulo. After graduation, he moved to Barcelona (Spain) and became an essential part of the local music scene, working with various jazz and Brazilian musicians. In 2021 Pinheiro released his debut recording as a leader called Sentido. He has performed in major venues and festivals in Spain and Europe, and have recorded, played and worked with musicians such as Horacio Fumero, Rafael Barata, Rita Payés, Pablo Selnik, Gabriel [...]
Axel Boman is back with his latest album called Luz. This is the Stockholm producer’s first fresh sounds in a decade since his breakthrough debut album, Family Vacation. Containing nine songs and featuring many guests and his longtime collaborators Robin Ekemark (design) and Erik Lavesson (words and art direction). Boman maintains his strong house music foundation while still sounding fresh and unlike any other artist in his field. The album is also offered in Dolby Atmos mastering for those seeking to go beyond the usual listening experience.
“Acid Distortion” has layers of sound for your ears to grab onto, and his use of samples is [...]
Eydís Evensen is a classical and new-age pianist who finds inspiration from Iceland’s stunning nature and climate. Her mesmerizing debut album Bylur was a calming contemporary classical diary of her life to date – “So many ups and downs. All of my joy, darkness, happiness, heartbreak, and melancholia,” is how she described it – a more literal journey inspires new EP Frost; through one of her homeland’s winters. “It’s such a hard thing to go through, this darkness,” she explains, “but the rising of the sun earlier and earlier as spring nears is hugely important for Icelanders.”
Opening the EP is [...]
Troy Roberts is a two-time GRAMMY nominated saxophonist and composer that has recorded with the legendary organist Joey DeFrancesco the iconic Van Morrison drummer Jeff’ Tain’ Watts and the modern big band sounds of Orrin Evans Captain Black Big Band. Roberts has fourteen albums as a leader that range from modern jazz to creative takes on standards. Roberts is fluent in fusion, funk, and modern jazz and always has a clear focus on the heritage of straight-ahead jazz as an overall influence. In 2009, Roberts formed NU-JIVE and is now releasing his latest album with the ensemble called Nu-Jive: Nations United, the band’s [...]
Matt Goss is releasing his new solo album, The Beautiful Unknown, launching an exciting new solo chapter in the British pop music legend’s career, following a resurgence of recognition off the back of 2018’s BAFTA-winning documentary After The Screaming Stops. Goss spent 30 years living in the US, between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, but recently returned home to London. As one-half of BROS, the global chart-topping, cultural pop phenomenon, Goss has amassed 16+ million album sales, with their debut album Push going 4x Platinum in the UK and hitting #1 in 22 countries. The younger of the BROS siblings, Matt Goss, is officially the [...]
