Something Else!

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Peter White – Smile (2014)

Spirited and sophisticated, White builds on an impressive legacy with Al Stewart.

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Anna Webber, with John Hollenbeck and Matt Mitchell – Simple (2014)

Webber laid bare her compositions, leaving it in a few, capable hands and in doing so, made them flourish.

The Beatles, "Things We Said Today" from A Hard Day's Night (1964): Deep Beatles

The Beatles, “Things We Said Today” from A Hard Day’s Night (1964): Deep Beatles

We hear hints of their impending musical evolution into Beatles 2.0.

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One Track Mind: Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, “Our Story” (2014)

Heartfelt and elegant, this is a new swamp-pop standard in the making.

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Wadada Leo Smith – The Great Lakes Suite (2014)

A summit meeting of progressive jazz titans, themed around the Great Lakes.

Forgotten George Harrison gems from The Apple Years: Gimme Five

Forgotten George Harrison gems from The Apple Years: Gimme Five

George Harrison’s catalog, even more than a decade after his death, is widely underappeciated outside of the radio hits, a grievous thing.

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Something Else! sneak peek: Freddy Cole, “My Mother Told Me” from Singing the Blues (2014)

He’s adding intriguing new layers to the age-old idea of blues singing.

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One Track Mind: Paul McCartney, “Hope” from Destiny (2014)

Another shamelessly corny moment – but this time oddly placed.

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The Electric Prunes – WaS (2014)

A new release that injects inventive ideas into vintage concepts.

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Medeski Scofield Martin Wood – Juice (2014)

A prominent acid-jazz trio and an elite guitarist discover each other all over again.