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The Sails - 'Bang!: The Sails Best of 2006 to 2020' (2021)

The Sails – ‘Bang!: The Sails Best of 2006 to 2020’ (2021)

The Sails are quite the rage across the pond, and ‘Bang!: The Sails Best of 2006 to 2020’ provides the reason why.

Toto, "Great Expectations" from 'Toto XIV' (2015): Toto Tuesdays

Toto, “Great Expectations” from ‘Toto XIV’ (2015): Toto Tuesdays

Toto pulled out all the stops to wrap up 2015’s ‘Toto XIV,’ concluding with the epic prog-rock masterpiece “Great Expectations.”

Todd Rundgren - 'A Wizard, a True Star ... Live!' (2021)

Todd Rundgren – ‘A Wizard, a True Star … Live!’ (2021)

‘A Wizard, a True Star … Live!’ begs two questions: Does anybody besides Todd Rundgren completists need it, and will it satisfy that audience?

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François Bourassa, “Blues Masqué” from ‘L’impact du Silence’ (2021): Something Else! video premiere

Here is the video premiere of “Blues Masqué” by the talented Canadian pianist François Bourassa.

Indigenous Lifeforms - 'Siberia Extreme' (2020)

Indigenous Lifeforms – ‘Siberia Extreme’ (2020)

Indigenous Lifeforms’ ‘Siberia Extreme’ captures the essence of spiritual, shamanic story-telling, combining very Western improvisation with soaring vocals.

BLOOP (Lina Allemano + Mike Smith) - 'Proof' (2021)

BLOOP (Lina Allemano + Mike Smith) – ‘Proof’ (2021)

Experiments with combining these two worlds on the fly can be a risky proposition but BLOOP (Lina Allemano and Mike Smith) have it all figured out and the ‘Proof’ is in the pudding.

Chicago, "Goody Goody" from 'Night & Day: Big Band' (1995): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “Goody Goody” from ‘Night & Day: Big Band’ (1995): Saturdays in the Park

The frustrating part about Chicago’s underrated ‘Night & Day: Big Band’ is that not many people – even long-term fans – ever heard it.

CJ Vanston Goes Inside the Sessions For 'Toto XIV': Something Else! Interview

CJ Vanston Goes Inside the Sessions For ‘Toto XIV’: Something Else! Interview

Toto co-producer CJ Vanston joins Anthony Sonego for the conclusion of a three-part talk, this time discussing his collaborations on 2015’s ‘Toto XIV.’

Chase Ceglie - 'Fear and Love, Together' (2021)

Chase Ceglie – ‘Fear and Love, Together’ (2021)

Those who seek to pigeonhole music – this is jazz, that is pop, this is hip hop – have their work cut out with Chase Ceglie’s ‘Fear and Love, Together.’

Sacred and Great Gigs in the Sky: The Vocalise Tradition from Duke Ellington to Pink Floyd

Sacred and Great Gigs in the Sky: The Vocalise Tradition from Duke Ellington to Pink Floyd

The wordless performances on key recordings from Duke Ellington to Pink Floyd are sublime, ethereal, haunting, atmospheric, anything but ordinary.