“I looked at it and said, I know the piece!” When Philip Glass visited the construction site of the Itaipú dam on the border between Brazil and Paraguay in 1988, he was overwhelmed. He marvelled at the boldness and inventiveness of the undertaking and the sheer imagination through which humankind was transforming nature. The work “Itaipú”, written shortly afterwards and based on this experience, is a symphonic “portrait of nature” for choir and orchestra, composed in the tradition of minimal music. Philip Glass is a composer of images. Each of his works evokes a multitude of thoughts and ideas that merge and transform as the music sweeps towards its destination. Conducted by Brad Lubman, a renowned specialist for new music, this monumental work unfolds its full effect, creating “a pull from which there is no escape, one blissfully surrenders to the effect.”

Robbie Fulks is a fiercely independent voice in American music, blending the raw spirit of punk with the storytelling tradition of country and Americana. Variety Magazine calls him one of the best singer-songwriters in American roots music over the last 25 years — and “one of the best writers in America, period.”

Ensemble Caprice presents a both imaginative yet scholarly project: the reconstruction of Antonio Vivaldi’s lost ‘national’ concertos—La Francia, L’Inghilterra, La Spagna, and Il Gran Mogol. Listed in an 18th-century catalogue (1759), three of these evocative concertos had vanished, except Il Gran Mogol, rediscovered in 2010. Drawing on his deep knowledge of Baroque language, Maute recreates these works as Vivaldi himself might have composed them. Each concerto is preceded by a historically inspired prelude, reflecting the character of each nation. A modern addition rounds out the program: La primavera, a solo recorder fantasy inspired by Vivaldi’s iconic Spring. A unique recording that pays vibrant homage to the “Red Priest’s” world.

Nearly a quarter century after bursting onto the scene in 1969 with their self-titled debut album, NRBQ delivered another patented mix of carefree musicianship and joyful spontaneity with 1992’s live Honest Dollar. (It’s been over 50 years now, and they’re still delivering!)

On his sixth solo album All Night Days, multi-platinum singer-songwriter Rob Thomas continues to pen songs about living life to the fullest, even if those “All Night Days” come less often than they used to. Co-produced with Gregg Wattenberg (John Legend, Goo Goo Dolls), this record is as fitting a soundtrack for Saturday night, as much as it is Sunday morning.

Champion Sound is the upcoming eighth studio album by dance music act Faithless. It is due to be released on 5 September 2025, and will be their first studio album since 2020's All Blessed.

Solo recordings, at least when they feature instruments other than piano or guitar, can be a challenge even for the most committed jazz listeners.

Celebrating a quarter-century of Ryan Adams' 2000 debut solo album release Heartbreaker. This release features 11 re-imagined tracks from the critically acclaimed record that helped define a generation of alt-country and Americana.

An electrified meeting of minds, Candy Girl is a lost 1975 session by jazz pianist Mal Waldron, recorded in Paris with core members of the mighty Lafayette Afro Rock Band, the American funk unit who had made France their home and whose deep grooves would later be mined by generations of hip-hop producers.

"S.O.S." is a 2025 album by the German folk-rock band Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen, released on September 5, 2025, on Napalm Records. The album is a musical adventure filled with sea shanties, pirate romance, and modern folk-rock sounds, featuring songs like the title track "S.O.S." and collaborations with artists such as WarKings and Asenblut. The album is available in various formats, including CD and vinyl, and has a corresponding "S.O.S." tour planned for late 2025.

Joy In Repetition is the first ever anthology of some of the best of Hot Chip. It covers the band’s work, from their landmark EMI/DFA debut, The Warning, and traces their artistic evolution up to the present day. Packed with stone-cold bangers from across their career:

"Eternal Notre-Dame" is a 2025 album by Vincent Dubois, one of the four titular organists of Notre-Dame de Paris, recorded on the grand organ after its restoration following the 2019 fire. The album features a collection of works, including Bach's "Toccata & Fugue in D Minor" and an arrangement of "Flight of the Bumblebee," showcasing the monumental instrument for its historic reopening in December 2024

British melodic rock legends FM return with their 14th studio album, “Brotherhood” – a compelling and cohesive statement of the band’s enduring class and creativity.

Big Thief will release their sixth studio album, Double Infinity, on 5 September 2025. Double Infinity is the follow-up to 2022’s Grammy-nominated album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, recorded last winter at the Power Station, New York City.

In 2021, vocalist Michael Mayo emerged as one of jazz’s freshest new voices with Bones, a debut album that combined inventiveness, rhythmic vitality and an easy charm. Its standout track, “You and You,” quickly ricocheted across the internet, introducing listeners to an artist equally at ease with tradition and innovation.