Kin (2018)

Dacus’ breathtaking 2015 debut album, No Burden, earned her the heavy title of indie rock’s “next big thing.” It wasn’t without merits: a gifted songwriter and skilled guitarist with a shape-shifting voice that growls as effortlessly as it glides, she's the rare sort of artist who seemed to arrive fully formed. But Historian proves the 22-year-old is just getting started. Rich with daring left turns (album opener “Night Shift” stretches an intrepid six and a half minutes) and penetrating lyrics about death and grief (“Pillar of Truth”), it’s a scintillating sophomore album that’s rooted in sadness and resolved in hope.

2018 five CD collection. 100 Hits: The Best Country Album contains the defining tracks of country, including songs from: Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Charlie Rich, The Charlie Daniels Band and many others.

Artyom. a young, impressionable guy, also the protagonist diligently studies at a prestigious conservatory, and to the point of madness, trembling knees, he is in love not only with music, but also with his beloved girlfriend Anna. His life as a whole was always measured and calm, without any surprises and excesses. But once an unpredictable meeting radically turns the youth's old ideas about the world around him, seriously affecting his future. One fine summer day, too tired of skateboarding, the boy lies down for a short rest under a tree in a local park and did not notice how he fell asleep instantly. But he wakes up already in the company of a charming, sociable stranger. The bright young lady immediately introduced herself as Lilya, and from this moment a new chapter begins in the biography of the teenager. A newly made friend introduces him to his older brother Zakhar. Together with the beauty and her next of kin, an exemplary student will plunge headlong into the world of temptation, the complete absence of prohibitions, abandon music classes and without regret leave Anna and move in their house. The slogan of his new life will be: 'Crash the taboos!' But is this really true happiness? Meanwhile Anna makes her plan for revenge.

uben Hein tourde de voorbije jaren bijvoorbeeld met Fink, een multi-instrumentaal ingestelde artiest die in zijn loopbaan haast elk genre wel heeft uitgeprobeerd, van de dance tot de blues. Ondanks die ervaring – en nog enkele andere samenwerkingen – heeft Hein besloten om op Groundwork Rising dicht bij zijn eigen basis te blijven. Zijn stem en de piano dragen de plaat. Naar eigen zeggen zag Hein tijdens de Hard Believer-tour juist hoe het anders kon, waardoor hij het gevoel kreeg om zijn intuïtie te volgen. ‘Ik leerde weer naar de muziek luisteren zoals ik als kind deed. Het raakt me of niet. Alle vooroordelen die ik over mijn muziek had, moest ik laten varen. Vandaar ook de titel Groundwork Rising: de grondslag voert de boventoon’, zo vertelt hij zelf.

The swamplords of Kalmah return with “Palo”, the band's eighth full-length release, and as always set the standard for the whole of the melodeath genre with a time-tested style. Fans can expect the hallmarks of Kalmah's sound: catchy hooks, savage polyphonic riffs, dynamic rhythms and the immediately identifiable growls of vocalist Pekka Kokko.

Denver-based trumpeter-composer Joshua Trinidad makes a strikingly original statement on his RareNoise Records debut, In November. Recorded in Giske, Norway, this highly evocative trio outing features the adventurous Norwegian guitarist-composer and ECM recording artist Jacob Young and drummer Stale Liavik Solberg, a central figure on Oslo's improvising music scene. Brimming with deep and winding lyricism, Trinidad's elegiac seventh album as a leader is a compelling mix of bold long tones on trumpet, atmospheric guitaristry, fluid melodic invention and daring group improv, all delivered with rare authority by the three intrepid improvisers. From the minor key rubato opener "Beside" to the melancholy soundscape "Bell (Hymn)" to a darkly entrancing "The Attic" and the stirring title track, Trinidad and his empathetic crew of deep listeners show respect toward space and silence on these spellbinding noirish numbers.

100 Hits – The Best Country Album contains the defining tracks of Country.
Including artists such as Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Charlie Rich, The Charlie Daniels Band and many more.

‘Let the Cards Fall’ is the new album from Manchester's The Breath. Underscoring the remarkable connection between guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer, lyricist and flautist, Ríoghnach Connolly, their music journeys from lush, beguiling storytelling to uplifting, punch-the-air anthems.