At the risk of repeating myself, if you’re going to cover someone else’s song, then you need to bring something new to the table. Those who opt for faithful renditions of beloved songs are either deluded into thinking that they can improve on something already iconic, or they are merely riding the original artist’s coattails. Neither is a good look!

Nicola Vicentino was renowned in his day as a music theorist and inventor of the microtonal archicembalo keyboard instrument, but it is the striking harmonic sophistication of the madrigals that keep his name alive today. These world premiere recordings of madrigals from the Fifth Book of 1572 are interspersed with instrumental pieces that explore comparable chromatic universes, including Giovanni Maria Trabaci’s remarkable Toccata e recercar cromatico, and the first instrumental canzona ever published: Canzon la Bella.

The Church Studio In Session series is an exclusive and immersive recording and listening experience where guests are provided with individual headphones delivering a personalized mix of vocals and multi-track instrumentation. Acclaimed composer, guitarist, and sonic visionary Chris Combs kicked off this series, bringing together a handpicked ensemble of dynamic players for the session, including Hank Early of Turnpike Troubadours, Dan Oestreicher of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, along with Tulsa singers/MCs, Tea Rush, and 1st Verse. The sound is urgent and expansive, capturing the raw energy, experimentation, and creative alchemy of live collaboration. The genre-defying journey blends jazz, soul, and ambient textures, while delivering a deep, groove-heavy soundscape for the listener.

Interior Live Oak draws from everything Cass has created over two decades of experimentation to cut through with a direct and clarifying light. Throughout, his attitude is hopeful, which may sound odd for someone who often sings about the more extreme aspects of modern life. Interior Live Oak, however, is the resolve of someone who has lived those extremes.

David Wilcox has always been the kind of songwriter who quietly devastates you—never flashy, never loud, just one cleanly delivered line that lands exactly where you live. Now, with The Way I Tell the Story (out August 15), the veteran folk artist leans into warmth and wisdom that has been won hard, pulling emotional threads in new and surprisingly luminous ways.

Live at the Warfield is a six-CD live album by the Jerry Garcia Band. It contains recordings of three complete concerts performed on February 28, March 1, and March 2, 1991, at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco. It is scheduled to be released on August 15, 2025.

For over two decades, the Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet has forged a distinctive path through the world of jazz—fusing the deep-rooted traditions of Afro-Peruvian music with the improvisational language of modern jazz. Now, the Lima/New York based ensemble returns with a landmark album that not only celebrates the group’s 20th anniversary but reaffirms their role as musical storytellers, culture bearers, and fearless innovators.

When a band has been consistently releasing successful albums since 2000, there are bound to be a few occasions for anniversaries over time.

he wait is over. The brand new Boy George solo album titled "SE18" is named after a postal code where the queen of pop grew up. The new album will be released on June 21, 2025.

This is my first trio album, featuring some of my favorite songs and recent compositions. This album means so much to me because it has taught me so many things.

Fourth studio album by the English singer-songwriter, featuring the single 'Shadowboxing'. 'Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be' is the follow-up to Grennan's 2023 chart-topping album 'What Ifs & Maybes'.

"A million sweaty punks can't be wrong" SPIN MAGAZINE "they've spent the past 16 years refining what a modern-day rock band could be… a surprisingly detailed and evocative world, just beyond the limits of rock" PITCHFORK "Pile is one of the strangest bands in rock music, and one of the best" AV CLUB "Apocalypse-core stunners" BOSTON GLOBE Sunshine and Balance Beams, Pile's ninth album, is a Sisyphean parable concerned with labor and living.

Kaytranada announced on Monday (Aug. 11) that he’ll be dropping his new album, Ain’t No Damn Way, on Friday, Aug. 15.

Rise Against return with news of their most resounding and reinvigorating music to date. Out August 15th on Loma Vista Recordings, Ricochet marks the rock band’s first album in four years, arriving in a world of constant stimuli, where the algorithm wants us all to be angry:

'Love Is Like' is the highly anticipated eighth studio album from Maroon 5. Featuring the percussive, jazz-chord daydream hit 'Priceless' (feat. LISA), and the sax-laced, slap-bass funk-pop single 'All Night', Maroon 5 has expanded their instantly recognisable sound with a hooky and dynamic sonically ambitious album.