Lloyd Cole

Since his days as the leader of The Commotions and his still-mighty 1984 debut album, Rattlesnakes, Lloyd Cole has soldiered on, often swinging between conventional synth pop outings like 2013's Standards and more experimental electronic albums like 2015's 1D Electronics 2012-2014.

Some albums coalesce around a title. Lloyd Cole’s new album is one such record. Guesswork mirrors the uncertainty of the world as you enter your third act. Guesswork is consistent with a record whose protagonists seem reluctant to venture confidently beyond the moment. In terms of minutes, it’s his longest, but in terms of songs, it’s shorter than any of his previous eleven solo albums (fourteen if you count those he made with The Commotions). Guesswork is also his shortest in terms of total words sung.

Sophie Lloyd is one of the most prolific guitarists on the world wide web, a trailblazer who is redefining the concept of a "bedroom" guitarist.

Known for consistently cranking out chart-topping singles that deploy big vibrant pop hooks, contemporary jazz saxophonist Steve Cole conjures a sonic escapade with the hypnotic “Mirage,” the first single from his forthcoming eighth album, Turn It Up, which will be released July 15 by Artistry Music. Radio programmers were instantly spellbound, making the track from the David Mann-produced set of R&B grooves and soul-powered sojourns the No. 1 most added single on the Billboard BDS chart.

Berlin's Camera deliver Krautrock goodness, pushing their own boundaries with new methods and line-up changes.
For this EP, they've pushed their boundaries once more and let some fans of the band remix the songs. Now the remixes are available for our bandcamp subscribers.

Matthew Sweet in concert this weekend. Recorded in Chicago at fabled Grant Park on July 4, 1993.

Nicky Holland's "debut" album - titled, uncannily, "Nicky Holland" - is her first, but it comes after 10 years of working on virtually everybody else's. Holland is among pop's most flexible hired hands. Tears for Fears, Lloyd Cole, Cyndi Lauper, Oleta Adams, Ryuichi Sakamoto… they've all called her in to arrange strings, or assist with a tune, or sing backing vocals, or set up orchestral parts, or play some piano. She's an all-purpose musical troubleshooter. If you're David Byrne, and you need some folk songs from the Bahamas transcribed, then Nicky Holland is your woman.

After spending the '80s as an unappreciated jangle pop guitarist with Oh-OK and Lloyd Cole, as well as a solo artist, Matthew Sweet emerged in 1991 as the leading figure of the American power pop revival. "Tomorrow Forever" features contributions from the Zombies' Rod Argent, Paul Chastain, the Jayhawks' Gary Louris, Ric Menck, and the Bangles' Debbie Peterson.

The popular One Day Music series "American Heartbeat" brings tracks for your nostalgic entertainment. You will hear many of the well-known performers of the earlier years along with new sounds. As with all these compilations the transfers are from originals and to get the best value shop around.