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Circa with Billy Sherwood + Tony Kaye, “And So On” (2011): One Track Mind

Circa has every right to sound like Yes, considering that its two principal creative forces are former members of the band, and this is the tune that makes the most of that prog-rock promise. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Clear – Never Falling Again (2011)

With Never Falling Again, Clear explores the devastation left behind as relationships end – yet somehow comes away with a collection of songs that’s startlingly beautiful. That’s no easy feat. You May Also Like: Dario and the Clear – ‘Optic Nerve’ (2021) Presley’s Beatles, “Can’t Help Falling In Love /Read More

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Tim Collins – Castles And Hilltops (2011)

As a musician, Collins is the complete package: performer, composer, bandleader. This we know from his 2007 debut Valcour, when he was largely introduced to the world as a vibraphonist with great range and inventiveness in the manner of Bobby Hutcherson. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Todd Rundgren, “Love in Vain” (2011): One Track Mind

They used to call what Muddy Waters did electric blues. What would that make this sizzling new arc-flash of Todd Rundgren-played Robert Johnson tunes? Electrocuted blues? You May Also Like: Why Todd Rundgren’s ‘Back to the Bars’ Remains So Powerful

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Download: Lindsey Buckingham, "Seeds We Sow" (2011)

Here’s a free download of “Seeds We Sow,” the title track and the lead single from Lindsey Buckingham’s forthcoming release on his own Mind Kit Records. You May Also Like: How Lindsey Buckingham Balanced It All on the Underrated ‘Gift of Screws’

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Lenny Kravitz – Black And White America (2011)

No major artist has or will ever claim to be more of a 1970s-styled musical chameleon than Lenny Kravitz, since his whole career has been about simulating the analog sounds and feel of that decade You May Also Like: The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’: Greatest of AllRead More

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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey – The Race Riot Suite (2011)

The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey is a band that’s clearly relishes keeping people guessing — down to the fictional person in the band name You May Also Like: Chris Combs – Combsy (2017) Guy Davis – ‘Be Ready When I Call You’ (2021)

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Something Else! sneak peek: Tony Bennett with Norah Jones, "Speak Low" (2011)

Tony Bennett, 85 this year and still singing with great dimension and style, is set to release of Tony Bennett: Duets II, Sept. 20 on RPM/Columbia Records. Here’s an early preview of a key track You May Also Like: Jazz Reedist Daniel Bennett on How Musicians Can Thrive In (andRead More

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Joseph Allen White – Things Change (2011)

Joseph Allen White, at one point during Things Change, lays out the central conundrum facing the heartbroken: “How do you make new tomorrows,” White sings during “Circle,” “when you can’t erase the past?” You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Something Else! sneak peek: Bill Frisell, "#9 Dream" (2011)

From the first, it seems, guitarist Bill Frisell has sought to synthesize jazz with country and folk themes, and that impulse works to tremendous effect on this deft remake of John Lennon’s “#9 Dream,” from a forthcoming tribute recording You May Also Like: Bill Frisell – Music IS (2018) BillRead More