The Minneapolis blood-harmony brother duo further refines its “Roy Orbison-meets-Television style” (Rolling Stone) on LP2. The self-produced record features a special group of contributors including Dan Auerbach, who co-wrote two tracks; Michael Lewis (Bon Iver, Andrew Bird) on saxophone; and Joel Paterson (Devil in a Woodpile) on pedal steel.
Contact: Amy Bailey
The two H’s of Clarence Greenwood’s first album in seven years reflect a larger, more personal pattern in society – metaphors for addiction and instant gratification that thread throughout the record. NPR praises lead single “Justice,” which “swaggers with a head-nodding groove and contains a yearning and soulful message of optimism and positivity…he swings for the fences and scores.”
Contact: Grace Fleisher
Millennials and Jeff Goldblum fanatics are in for a treat with these classically re-imagined tracks of everyone's favorite childhood video games, superheroes, and Netflix binges. With romanticized versions of music from Stranger Things, Jurassic Park, Batman, Super Mario, The Muppets, Sailor Moon, and more, it's a collection fit for the geek inside all of us.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
The new LP from “the second coming of soul” (Vogue) channels British poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Nina Simone and the films of Robert Siodmak and Adam Curtis for a scorching combo of R&B howl, club jazz and ‘60s soul. The LP was recorded at LA’s legendary Electro-Vox Recorders and produced with Paul Butler (Michael Kiwanuka, St. Paul and the Broken Bones), with backing from a heavy bevy of friends and session players including Bart Davenport, percussionist Andres Renteria (Flying Lotus, Father John Misty), flutist Ricky Washington (Kamasi’s dad) and saxophonists Paula Henderson (Gogol Bordello) and Mando Dorame (JD McPherson).
Contact: Mikaela Duhs
One of the UK’s best-selling artists ever returns with her first album in five years. The electronic and dance-heavy release, though still faithful to her folk roots, was written and recorded in England, a result of the fruitful production/songwriting partnership with her long-term collaborator and brother, Rollo.
Contact: Hannah Schwartz
The influential British electronic jazz duo’s first album in 12 years explores a timeless question of vital importance in 2019 - what to believe? The new album features contributions from collaborators old and new: vocalists Moses Sumney, Heidi Vogel, Grey Reverend, Dorian Concept, Tawiah and Roots Manuva, with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (Flying Lotus, Anderson Paak, Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote) on strings.
Contact: Grace Fleisher
The Australia-born “formidable singer-songwriter” (Rolling Stone) paid her dues as an instrumental prodigy playing with Prince, Mick Jagger, Herbie Hancock, and more. Now she reveals her talents as a singer and producer with her first solo album where she sings. Jackson Browne contributed as Executive Producer, and the album features backing from a bevy of friends and highly respected players including guitarist Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius), keyboardists Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Zac Rae (Death Cab for Cutie, Lana Del Rey), and drummer Jeremy Stacey (Ryan Adams, Noel Gallagher).
Contact: Mikaela Duhs
The Italian composer and pianist has played on an Arctic glacier, has performed at huge pop music festivals, and has become the most-streamed classical artist in the world, yet his new album might be his most ambitious project yet. His new project will consist of seven thematically related albums modeled after each day of the week, one album a month through September.
Contact: Ray Padgett
Berlin’s DIY ambassador creates a snapshot of an artist in flux. With sensual synths and somber electro-pop, the EP’s five cinematic tracks make a melancholic, dream-like statement on change and the patience necessary to survive emotional upheaval.
Contact: Hannah Schwartz
