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September 2, 2014Second album from this Books spinoff improves greatly on the first with more spacious and thoughtful compositions.
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September 2, 2014The duo's debut makes the most of their glamorous yet trippy garage pop.
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June 24, 2014In celebration of Richard Strauss' 150th birthday, Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden present one of the finest recordings of Elektra.
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June 30, 2014François-Xavier Roth and his extraordinary period instrument ensemble Les Siècles re-create the original 1913 version of Le Sacre du printemps.
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August 12, 2014Sakari Oramo presents Elgar's First Symphony in an audiophile recording that compares favorably with two landmark recordings.
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August 12, 2014The singers here show themselves adept in the widely varying collection of styles on this release, even among the Renaissance pieces
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June 30, 2014As an anthology of British collegiate choral singing, this collection, featuring the Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, works reasonably well.
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August 25, 2014The diva largely cedes the spotlight to her producers and guest rappers on this appealing sophomore set.
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August 25, 2014Paisley gets back to basics on this sleek, high-octane record.
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August 26, 2014Gala, epic-scale effort from the indie rock supergroup that's fun and graceful despite its size.
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August 25, 2014Second acoustic-based solo album from the Dinosaur Jr. founder is melodic, thoughtful, and full of great guitar work.
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August 25, 2014The duo's first album in five years feels like the vivid, celebratory missing link between Remedy and Rooty.
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August 26, 2014The band's third album is an arena-sized meditation on time and loss that rocks hard in some spots, breaks hearts with tenderness in others.
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August 26, 2014Noisy guitars and simple but sweet melodies cheerfully coexist on this offering from the West Coast indie hero.
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AllMusic Staff Picks
June 17, 1997
Flanked by an extended cast that included much support from Tragedy Khadafi (fka Intelligent Hoodlum), C-N-N surprisingly just missed the Top 20—during a year dominated by Puffy, Ma$e, Missy, and assorted crossover rap hits—with this, an uncompromising, lean, and stern hardcore rap classic.
1963
This great expatriate saxophonist is primarily known for his role as a baritonist and flutist with the Clarke-Boland Big Band and sextet groups. That' said, he issued a number of fine sides under his own name including Dawn, Seeds and Companionship. This cooking live date from 1963 may just take the cake though. Playing alto and soprano as well as his other two instruments, he is featured in a kicking quintet setting that included a teenage Niels Henning Orsted Pederson on bass. Through originals and covers—including the three part-title cut suite, Shihab offers an a killer grasp of Jazz's emerging New Thing without ever forsaking an engagement with bop or hard bop. This is a cooker!
1991
Although it was their 1987 debut Sue that garnered the most attention, Frazier Chorus's 1991 follow-up Ray is an often overlooked gem full of elegantly written, sophisticated British dance pop that unjustly slipped through the cracks.
