Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto Getz/Gilberto (Extended Edition) Verve/Universal 50 years ago, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz collaborated with Brazilian singer and guitarist Joao Gilberto, his wife Astrud Gilberto and pianist/composer Antonio Carlos [...]
Coldplay Ghost Stories Warner Records Canada One’s heart may beat faster while envisioning what could have been; Coldplay’s sixth studio album Ghost Stories tells the sombre tale of lead singer Chris Martin’s personal life and his ending [...]
Buddy Rich The Solos Lightyear Entertainment Buddy Rich was heralded as one of the great jazz drummers of all time. What was even more amazing is that he admitted to not even practicing or honing his craft after performances or during [...]
The Black Keys Turn Blue Nonesuch Records What would happen if Pink Floyd tried to make a blues record? Thanks to The Black Keys and their latest release, Turn Blue, listeners can now imagine such an album. The hard rocking duo have dialed back [...]
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Spooky Tricks Rykodisc Records I was walking down the street when the atmosphere around me suddenly shifted. Over the course of the next few minutes my reality was contorted and rearranged in a way that I [...]
Chromeo White Women Last Gang Records Chromeo have managed to put together a pretty good album, but they’re just too cool to admit it. Four years after Chromeo’s mainstream hit Business Casual, the Montreal-based duo are back with their fourth [...]
Rodrigo Amarante Cavalo Easy Sound Saudade is a Portuguese word known for being notoriously difficult to translate into English. Roughly, it comes to mean a sense of profound melancholy or longing, and it is a common element in the music of [...]
Young Magic Breathing Statues Carpark Records Electronic duo Young Magic released their second album, Breathing Statues, under Carpark Records. The band creates a collection of 10 tracks that all emit a psychedelic and surreal feel. Their tunes [...]
Lykke Li I Never Learn EMI/Atlantic The mysterious music of Lykke Li brings pleasure, pain, sadness and joy among other intense feelings. Her unique style of swooping ambient sounds with an eerily beautiful voice will stun you and have you [...]
