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Faster
Samantha Fish
Faster takes Samantha Fish's guitar-led songs into a brighter, more produced setting. Blues remains part of the sound, but pop rhythms, electronic touches and soul melodies sh…
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Land of the Midnight Sun
Al Di Meola
Land of the Midnight Sun introduces Al Di Meola as a bandleader with ideas beyond fast guitar playing. The album combines electric jazz, rock and Latin rhythms, then makes roo…
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(How to Live) As Ghosts
10 Years
10 Years keep the guitars substantial and the melodies clear on (How to Live) As Ghosts. The Tennessee band’s eighth album brings Brian Vodinh and Matt Wantland back into the …
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Lowcountry
Envy on the Coast
Lowcountry gives Envy on the Coast a stronger rhythmic identity. The band move towards funk, blues and Southern rock, keeping the expressive singing of their earlier work whil…
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Black Market
Weather Report
Black Market makes Weather Report's complex playing easy to connect with. Funk rhythms and clear melodies give the music an immediate pull, while the keyboards and changing ar…
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Orion
King Buffalo
The rhythm section is a major part of Orion's appeal. King Buffalo's debut gives the bass and drums a firm place in the sound, allowing the guitar to move around them without …
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English Electric Part One
Big Big Train
English Electric Part One brings a wide range of instruments into a clear, song-led form of progressive rock. Big Big Train use guitars, flute, strings and brass to describe l…
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All Ashore
Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers feel less concerned with displaying their technical skill on All Ashore. The five musicians leave more room for calm, connection and the needs of a song. Their …
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Inlet
Hum
Inlet makes its size felt through the guitars. Hum favour slow, heavy riffs that have time to settle, with smaller lead lines and Matt Talbott's understated voice giving the m…
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For Long Tomorrow
toe
The drums on For Long Tomorrow always have something to say. They follow the guitars, change direction and leave room for small melodies. Yet this toe album offers more than i…
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Silences
Adia Victoria
Silences carries the tension of blues without limiting its music to a familiar pattern. Adia Victoria uses guitars, electronics, horns and strings to create an unsettled world…
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Aurora
Slow Crush
Aurora gives Slow Crush a strong starting point for their heavy, dreamlike guitar sound. The band combine dense distortion with melodies that seem to sit further back in the m…
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What You See Is What You Get
Luke Combs
What You See Is What You Get makes a strong case for straightforward country music. Luke Combs uses his rough, full voice to give familiar songs about work, love and drinking …
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Ellengæst
Crippled Black Phoenix
Ellengæst brings several different voices into Crippled Black Phoenix's dark rock, while keeping a clear identity across the songs. Heavy guitars, piano and trumpet create a b…
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures gets its power from the space around the instruments. Peter Hook’s bass carries melodies that many bands would leave to a guitar. Stephen Morris keeps the dr…
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Spectrum
Billy Cobham
Spectrum gives Billy Cobham's powerful drumming a strong set of musical settings. Guitar, keyboards and bass have enough space to build their own character, making the record …
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Absolute Elsewhere
Blood Incantation
Absolute Elsewhere allows Blood Incantation's heavy and quiet sides to sound equally important. The synthesizers provide more than background decoration for death metal. They …
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Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night
Night Verses
Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night gives Night Verses plenty of space to move between precision and atmosphere. The trio's instrumental core remains forceful, but …
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Passage du Desir
Sturgill Simpson
Passage du Desir introduces Johnny Blue Skies without hiding the Sturgill Simpson voice behind the name. Country, soul and softer rock share a relaxed musical setting, with gu…
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Pain Remains
Lorna Shore
Pain Remains makes everything large: guitars, drums, vocals and the symphonic layers around them. Lorna Shore still create more than a contest in scale. Melodies keep the song…
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The Signal Heard Throughout Space
Parius
The Signal Heard Throughout Space is a big progressive metal album with a story to match. A space traveller follows a mysterious transmission, and Parius give that journey a f…
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Trippin’ with Dr. Faustus
Amplifier
Trippin’ with Dr. Faustus brings Amplifier's large guitar sound into a varied set of progressive rock songs. Heavy riffs and melodic singing remain central, but acoustic passa…
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Fathers & Sons
Luke Combs
Fathers & Sons brings Luke Combs' music into a quieter space. Acoustic instruments and a restrained pace support songs about parents, children and the time they have together.…
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Face First
Tribal Tech
Face First has the sound of four confident musicians finding more possibilities inside a shared style. Tribal Tech move between jazz, funk, blues and rock with strong technica…
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