Time away from the studio has apparently given Brad Mehldau time to compose, and this long-awaited new trio studio release is better for it. You May Also Like: Jeff Ballard – ‘Fairgrounds’ (2019)

A YouTube sensation after the she posted a bruised and lonely solo take on Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love” last year, the 15-year-old English singer Birdy will finally see the American release of her long-awaited debut. You May Also Like: Steely Dan, “Things I Miss the Most [Live]” (2021): Steely DanRead More

Esperanza Spalding comes into this already boasting an impressive resume: flinty jazz bassist, carmel-voiced chanteuse, Grammy sensation. With Radio Music Society, she clearly hopes to add another line: Pop star. You May Also Like: Buggles’ ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ Predicted the Music Industry’s Larger Shift

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Funky guitarist, gifted composer, hipster arranger, giving philanthropist and hit-making svengali, Nile Rodgers is just as chic as ever.

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Maybe this album, finally, will put to rest the wrong-headed notion that Janis Joplin was simply a blues-belting imitator, instead of one of rock music’s most interesting — albeit short-lived — voices. You May Also Like: Mabel Greer’s Toyshop, “Big Brother, Little Brother” (2016): One Track Mind

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Meat Loaf returns, but this time without Bat series co-creator Jim Steinman, promising a more personal collection of songs. In fact, Meat has already called this 12th studio effort his most honest ever. Well, it’s certainly one of his angriest — despite the presence of a bunch of his oldRead More