The WRD is Robert Walter, Eddie Roberts, Adam Deitch, and though there aren’t any words sung on ‘The Hit,’ there are bountiful hand-made grooves.

‘Third Impression’ is less a direct extension of Robert Berry’s earlier 3-related projects, and more a solo album following in their footsteps.

To quote Mark Twain, Israel Nash’s ‘Topaz’ is a “barrel of odds and ends,” spinning in a cosmic folky and sometimes soulful space.

The reflective “Smoke From the Chimney” is an advance single from the late Tony Joe White’s upcoming Dan Auerbach-produced album.

Fans should seek out “America” in its many official versions, just to hear how Yes’ cover of this Simon and Garfunkel classic has progressed over time.

“It’s a Sad Thing” is a crunchy new blues original by Boo Boo Davis and the ElectroBluesSociety.

Rather than trying to sound exactly like the inspiration, ‘Fanfare For the Uncommon Man: The Official Keith Emerson Tribute Concert’ takes a personal tack.

We’ve long known that guitar ace Wayne Krantz is really good, and now with ‘Music Room 1985’ we know that he was really good at the get-go.

A self-composed piece of straight-up hard rock, Richard Turgeon’s “Parasite” is recited in a stadium-sized leer that firmly pushes the point home.

Chicago reimagines a classic with a completely different tone and color, rather than merely rehashing a dime-a-dozen cover from the swing era.