Sadness Sadness

Reuniting with Rick Rubin, the brothers explore the beauty of heartbreak. Gorgeous acoustic ballads like “I Wish I Was” and “Fisher Road to Hollywood” are wrought with emotion, while the crunchy distortion of “Satan Pulls the String” and stomping beat of “Ain’t No Man” are celebratory anthems of survival and rebellion. Yet, the most memorable moments on True Sadness—like “Mama, I Don’t Believe” and “No Hard Feelings”—are somewhere between the highs and lows, when the Avetts channel Tom Petty’s bittersweet, Wildflowers-era Americana.

The Smithereens' debut EP, originally released in a tiny run on a small New York indie in 1983, sounds like a dry run for the far superior full-length debut, 1986's Especially for Yo…

Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley - A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness (1966) {Verve Originals 0602517679245 rel 2008}
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Jazz / Latin / Bossa Nova / Brazilian Jazz / Brazilian Traditions / Mood Music

In 1966, the bossa nova craze was at a peak, and A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness marked a collaboration between two of its biggest stars – vocalist Astrud Gilberto, brought to fame by her classic rendition of "The Girl from Ipanema," and organist Walter Wanderley. Even though the album is good, it is not as exciting as one might hope. While the music is remarkably innocent and sweet, with just a little underlying touch of sadness beneath the joyous, even naïve, surface, Gilberto and Wanderley do not always seem to work together on these tracks – it often appears as if each is performing in a universe of his or her own.

3rd studio album from 2013 by this wonderful Indonesian progressive rock band.
This quartet led by bass player Iman Ismar skilfully mixes symphonic psych prog with heavy metal and a touch of world music and local ethnic sounds. They blend the howling psychedelia of Ozric Tentacles, Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree with the metal riffs of Dream Theater and Fates Warning.

The Smithereens' debut EP, originally released in a tiny run on a small New York indie in 1983, sounds like a dry run for the far superior full-length debut, 1986's Especially for You…

3rd studio album from 2013 by this wonderful Indonesian progressive rock band.
This quartet led by bass player Iman Ismar skilfully mixes symphonic psych prog with heavy metal and a touch of world music and local ethnic sounds. They blend the howling psychedelia of Ozric Tentacles, Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree with the metal riffs of Dream Theater and Fates Warning.

Emika will release her next album, Falling In Love With Sadness, this October. Ema Jolly's fifth full-length follows last year's Melanfonie, a crowdfunded LP made in collaboration with the 50-piece Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The new album, co-produced with Robert Witschakowski of The Exaltics, moves away from the "stripped-down qualities of albums [like] Dva and Drei." Instead, the ten-track record delves into "lush synth pop hooks" and electro, the press release notes.

MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS is being released in multiple physical and digital configurations, including an expanded 5CD+DVD Deluxe Box Set (also available digitally) and the remastered original album in 4LP Vinyl, 2CD, and digital formats. The Deluxe Box Set's 5 CDs include 64 bonus tracks of previously unreleased material or alternate versions of MELLON COLLIE era songs…