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Jidenna cut a memorable figure when he emerged in 2015, looking like a roguish extra from a cancelled period drama: natty three-piece suit, slim cane with gilded accents, shiny cufflinks. He proved to be a shrewd repackager on “Classic Man,” which pulled from DJ Mustard’s minimalist bounce and made it No. 22 on the Hot 100. But in his efforts to break out of one-hit-wonder-dom and demonstrate a wide range on his debut album The Chief, Jidenna sometimes comes off as shapeless.

UK four CD round up of British doo-wop pop legends The Darts covering their recordings for the Magnet label between 1977-81 Disc One is their #9 charting self-titled album. The second disc features the Everyone Plays Darts LP which hit #12 in the summer of 1978. Among the six bonus tracks is the #18 hit 'Don't Let It Fade Away'. Disc Three has the #38 charting album Dart Attack. Dating from 1979 it includes the hit singles 'Get It' (#16), 'Duke Of Earl' (#6), 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love' (#43) and 'Reet Petite' (#51). The fourth and final disc is the rare Darts Across America album, originally released only in the USA. Now restored to it's original LP art and coming with 13 bonus cuts. The 20 page booklet contains detailed liner notes by History Of Rock editor Michael Heatley in discussion with vocalist Griff Fender and pictures of all the relevant record sleeves. The band remain in the Top 500 Chart acts of all time in the UK and still regularly play one off shows across the country.

"Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates" is the tenth studio album by country music artist Kenny Chesney. The album represented a move by Chesney to a more gulf and western sound with a number of "breezy, steel-drum island songs". The album includes duets with George Strait and Joe Walsh.

On this 2011 tribute album, Brian Wilson covers 75 years of music from Disney films, reaching all the way back to 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The recording marries the vision of two men who shaped the image of modern California: Wilson and Walt Disney.

Darts After the demise of the UK’s John Dummer Blues Band, Iain Thompson (bass) and drummer John Dummer joined forces with Hammy Howell (b. 24 October 1954, London, England, d. 13 January 1999, Torquay, Devon, England; keyboards), Horatio Hornblower (b. Nigel Trubridge; saxophone) and singers Rita Ray, Griff Fender (Ian Collier), bass player Den Hegarty and Bob Fish (ex-Mickey Jupp) as revivalists mining the vocal harmony seam of rock ‘n’ roll. Dave Kelly, an ex-Dummer guitarist, was a more transient participant. Bursting upon metropolitan clubland in the late 70s, Darts were championed by pop historian and Radio London disc jockey Charlie Gillett who helped them procure a Magnet Records contract.