[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCfLn1yaw4g&w=500&h=305] Intrepid guitarist Adam De Lucia seeks to create electronic accompaniment that sounds downright human – and he largely succeeds on Hypnotist. You May Also Like: John McLaughlin – Black Light (2015) Adam Hopkins – ‘Crickets’ (2018) Adam Steffeck – Aviator (2017)

It came as something of a surprise to me, but this compilation has a way of illuminating new corners in Billy Joel’s legacy.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHG7hre0Cjg&w=500&h=305] Born into a humbling legacy as the son of a fusion-jazz hero, Murali Coryell has made his own way — by taking a grittier, bluesier path. Two stops along the way, in the form of live performances from 2010 and ’12, are chronicled here. You May Also Like:Read More

Ambitious, connective and simply unforgettable, The Raven is not just Steven Wilson’s best solo album to date, it rivals his career-making work on Porcupine Tree’s 2002 triumph In Absentia You May Also Like: Steven Wilson – 4 ½ (2016)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8nyL5ksJqs&w=500&h=305] Four years ago, Jon Anderson was in the midst of a series of medical crises. You’d never know it these days, as the ex-Yes vocalist has emerged on a creative jag unseen across his legendary career. You May Also Like: The Solo Song Where Jon Anderson Finally ReclaimedRead More

Whatever our fates, Eric Burdon obviously figures a reading of the wrongs is a good place to start.

There is a majestic weirdness to Camper Van Beethoven, recaptured in all of its freak-flag glory on La Costa Perdida, their first studio effort in some eight years. You May Also Like: Dan Costa – ‘Beams’ (2022)

“Right the Wrong” was written by Steve Lukather along with ‘Transition’ co-producer CJ Vanston and Lukather’s son Trev.

Credentialed alterno-god Johnny Marr, who was cool when today’s hipsters weren’t even glimmers in their parents’ eyes, returns with a stark, riff-fueled message: “The underground is overground.” You May Also Like: The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’ Is the Gen-X ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJbQ4z9WCo&w=500&h=315] Philadelphia-based Berklee graduate Jessi Teich is, in many ways, unlike any of the famous singers who have so clearly impacted her. You May Also Like: Marc Ribot + The Young Philadelphians – Live In Tokyo (2016)