Little Ghost is a balancing act between modern funk ("Wise Women", "Onto Me") and the upper echelons of soul ("Too Much to Ask", "The Other Side"). With the trio in top form, long-time listeners will find something to sink their teeth into while new fans will unearth a treasure trove of an experimental R&B record tailor-made for the modern age.
Contact: Jerome Ware
The former Shakespearean-trained actor known for her literate, detailed songwriting and versatile, expressive vocals announces The Ghost of Charlemagne, a collection of exquisite lyrical portraits in miniature about “life and death and the journey of all dreamers.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
Co-written entirely by Cauthen at The Belmont Hotel in Dallas, TX, “one of the most fascinating, and eccentric, new voices in country music” (Rolling Stone) lived every single line of this record, and he’s survived to tell the tale.
Contact: Olivia Del Valle
Following 2016’s I’m Alone, No You’re Not, which was hailed as “an appealing mix of swoony delicacy and punchy anthems” by NPR Music, the new album is a road movie in album form, an odyssey at turns emotional, existential, and entirely literal.
Contact: Mikaela Duhs
Unearthed from obscure 45s found in attics, sheds, and crates across the American south, the second volume in the David Byrne-founded label’s World Spirituality Classics series presents a subset of 70s-era gospel, focusing not on Jesus or God, but instead on ourselves, and how we exist with each other.
Contact: Jerome Ware
A War On Everything is a daring 14-track collection of stadium-ready, “dirty, sweaty rock” (Alternative Press) rife with devastating moments of vulnerability and searing insight into universal truths about anxiety, sadness and isolation in the 21st century.
Contact: Grace Fleisher
On his current tour, Wrabel takes the stage solo and debuts live songs off his upcoming EP one of those happy people, including the single “magic."
Contact: Alena Joyiens
Marco Benevento’s new studio album finds the keyboardist, singer and songwriter exploring exciting new territory, introducing a gritty, soulful edge to his celebrated and self-described “hot dance piano rock.”
Contact: Natalie Maher
This 11- track collection steeped in self-reflection explores the ebbs and flows of friendships and romances while focusing on a deep connection to nature.
Contact: Mikaela Duhs
On what would have been Mike Seeger’s 86th birthday, Smithsonian Folkways has announced a 2-CD and DVD set that collects the fruits of Seeger’s final trip through Appalachia in 2009, documenting regional banjo styles, techniques, and tunes.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
The album pays tribute to the iconic “Queen of Tex-Mex”, with songs like “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” and “Dreaming of You”, that both loyal fans and newcomers will enjoy. With the passionate sounds of her popular music transformed into soothing, beautiful instrumentals, using wood blocks, glockenspiels, xylophone and more, your baby is sure to fall asleep snuggled by the soft melodies of one of the greatest Latin artists of all time.
Contact: Hannah Schwartz
Smithsonian Folkways has announced the release of Songs from the Bardo, a collaborative long-form composition by multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, Tibetan singer and multi-instrumentalist Tenzin Choegyal, and activist and composer Jesse Paris Smith,
Contact: Andrea Evenson
A fusion of Demi Lovato’s powerhouse range and Selena Gomez’s wistful, bone-chilling honesty, the 19-year-old delivers brightly textured pop music, equally built on bubbly melodies, deeply heartfelt lyrics and exploring heavy emotional terrain.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
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