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Black Bayou (Blues)
Robert Finley's Black Bayou takes listeners on a journey through the haunting, mystical landscapes of Louisiana while sharing deeply personal stories. From the slow-burning funk of "What Goes Around (Comes Around)" to the upbeat and groovy "Sneakin' Around," each track on this album showcases Finley's exceptional tone and vocal versatility. Produced by Dan Auerbach, every note on this album is a testament to Finley's musical prowess and his unwavering commitment to soul, R&B and the blues.
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Trolls Band Together (Childrens)
Trolls Band Together (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a collection of 14 tracks, that stays true to Trolls' signature psychedelic joy-bomb of new and classic pop hits. The album also includes *NSYNC's first song together in two decades, "Better Place."
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Highway Desperado (Country)
2023 release, the 11th studio album by country music singer-songwriter Jason Aldean. Includes the tracks "Try That in a Small Town", "Tough Crowd", "Let Your Boys Be Country", and "Whiskey Drink".
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Nobody Owns You (Folk)
2023 release from the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter. "This is the most personal record I've ever made," says Joan Osborne. The result is a masterful collection of twelve contemplative songs offering hope and solace, while exploring Osborne's own unique journey from small-town Kentucky to around the world. The powerful album's deeply melodic songcraft, including some co-writes with producer Ben Rice (Valerie June; Norah Jones), serves up a rich Americana sound. Her sumptuous alto and poetic lyrics are underpinned by rootsy textures, ranging from Rice's banjo guitar to Cindy Cashdollar's lap steel, to Dave Sherman's piano and Hammond organ, to Jack Petruzzelli's baritone guitar.
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Afro Futuristic Dreams (Jazz)
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids are back with their first major new studio album in over 3 years, an epic, sprawling new work exploring the future, the past and the urgent reality of the present, 'Afro Futuristic Dreams'.
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Playing Robots Into Heaven (Pop/Rock)
Gearing up for another pivotal creative chapter, Grammy Award-winning Uk singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer James Blake has released Big Hammer, the debut single from his forthcoming, sixth studio album. The album follows the critically acclaimed Friends That Break Your Heart and will see James return to the electronic roots of his Hessle, Hemlock, and R&S records days.
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Diamonds and Pearls (R&B)
Diamonds And Pearls is the thirteenth studio album by Prince, and was the first with his new backing band, The New Power Generation. This deluxe edition also includes 15 incredible remixes and B-sides from the era.
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Pink Friday 2 (Rap/Hip-Hop)
Nick Minaj's first new album in five years is also the highly anticipated sequel to her 2010 debut album, Pink Friday. The album includes the single Last Time I Saw You.
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Maestro (Soundtrack)
The Deutsche Grammophon label has made an unusual decision regarding soundtrack album releases connected with the film Maestro, starring Bradley Cooper as conductor Leonard Bernstein and based on episodes from Bernstein's marriage. Instead of the usual single album, with musical selections and perhaps a few bits of dialogue, there are two separate albums. This one, Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein, is a soundtrack album in the literal sense of the term, with a good deal of dialogue excerpted directly from the movie and music used as it relates to specific scenes. Deutsche Grammophon's decision is basically a good one, for Bernstein's career as a musician is nothing if not complex, perhaps more complex than that of any other 20th century musician. The multiple perspectives on the music are welcome, and there is much to recommend this release. Yannick Nézet-Séguin was a good choice for conductor on the project, and he effectively shapes the London Symphony Orchestra into a fair facsimile of Bernstein's heated, some would say overheated, style. The dialogue will appeal to those who have seen the film and want to relive it, and this is, after all, one of the primary reasons people buy soundtrack albums. Those who want just music made by Bernstein himself can choose the second album in Deutsche Grammophon's pair, Maestro: The Very Best of Leonard Bernstein, instead or in addition to this release. The present album is unusually closely linked to the film itself, and that is a good thing as long as listeners know what they're getting into.
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