Here’s Chippy – Little Songs (2014)
Chip Muellemann’s Here’s Chippy offers an album driven by a victorious blend of raw energy and technical triumph.
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Indigo Mist [Cuong Vu + Richard Karpen] – That The Days Go By And Never Come Again (2014)
Provocative and fanciful, they bring Ellington and Strayhorn closer to us.
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons – The Classic Albums Box; Frankie Valli – Selected Solo Works (2014)
Rhino capitalizes on the upcoming ‘Jersey Boys’ movie with timely box sets.
‘Some of it was a little bit overblown’: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on prog rock’s ups and downs
Anderson says he and contemporaries in ELP and Yes were often just showing off.
Jonathan Rowden Group – Becoming (2014)
There’s a spiritual unity uncommon in much of jazz today, and even rarer in a debut album.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Your Gold Teeth II (instrumental demo)” (1975)
Here’s why Jeff Porcaro was a favorite among Steely Dan’s many drummers.
Louise Goffin – Songs from the Mine (2014)
The daughter of Carole King and the late Gerry Goffin shines on her own.
On Second Thought: Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks, Volume 1 (2012)
Brimming with power and grace, this has become a treasured collector’s item.
The Britannicas – High Tea (2014)
If there’s one band that has a handle on tweaking traditional pop rock to modern effects, it’s the Britannicas.
One Track Mind: Peter Himmelman, “Too Afraid to Lose” from The Boat That Carries Us (2014)
Himmelman moves away from specificity, and into something far more resonant.
