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Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke have released a new acoustic album called The Southern Ground Sessions. Recorded at Southern Ground studios in Nashville, the six-song EP is described as a companion to their recent album Find A Light and features stripped back versions of songs from the LP. They also include an acoustic cover of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers...

Beyond Creation have released their third studio album, Algorythm, with bassist Hugo Doyon-Karout. The band calls their new ten-song collection their own “representation of modern, cohesive progressive death metal with an extra touch of dynamic arrangements, vigorous rhythmic patterns integrated with tamed, refreshing atmospheres.” Though Doyon-Karout has been in the band for several years, it’s the first album to feature...

Bassists Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree, Metallic Taste of Blood) and Lorenzo Feliciati (Naked Truth, Berserk!) have teamed up once again for Twinscapes Vol. 2: A Modern Approach To The Dancefloor. Each player is known for their progressive rock and jazz styles, but they also share roots in ’80s pop. The new album layers that era into their already unique sound....

The late Stefano Scodanibbio was a pioneer of modern double bass technique. His extended techniques and innovative approach to writing music on the bass changed what people thought the bass could do. Double bassist Daniele Roccato honors that excellence on a new album called Alisei. Along with his Ludus Gravis Ensemble, Roccato performs Scodanibbio’s compositions for solo bass, bass duo,...

Jazz great Charlie Haden passed away four years ago, but we’re fortunate enough to be able to continue enjoying his music. Besides his incredible catalog released during his life, there are new posthumous releases of previously unheard recordings. That’s the case for the new duo album of with pianist Brad Mehldau entitled Long Ago and Far Away. The album captured...

Christian McBride has been working with lots of different bands on his albums over the years with duos, his trio, a quartet, and even a big band. However, his newest release is a format unlike anything he’s done so far. His New Jawn (a slang term for “thing” from Philadelphia) features Josh Evans on trumpet, Marcus Strickland on saxophone, and...

Esperanza Spalding has followed up last year’s Exposure with 12 Little Spells, a twelve-song album that focuses on using music as therapy. It came to her in a wash of inspiration while trying to write a single song before “developing the next full thing.” Each of the songs focuses on a different part of the body with videos and art...

Nazareth has been rocking for 50 years, and they’re not stopping anytime soon. The “Hair of the Dog” band is celebrating with a new album called Tattooed On My Brain, which marks their 24th full studio release. It’s the first to feature new vocalist Carl Sentence, who replaced original singer Dan McCafferty after health issues made him retire. Of course,...

Bassist and composer Matt Ulery has released a new album called Sifting Stars that expands his musical palette to include orchestral art songs. The music includes lush string arrangements plus a five-movement piece for brass quintet inspired by the Ivan Albright painting “Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida.” Ulery admits the ambitious record is a step away...

Jazz guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel has followed up 2016’s Rising Grace with Where The River Goes, an album captures the bandleader with the same group of musicians – Brad Mehldau, Ambrose Akinmusire and Larry Grenadier – with the exception of drummer Brian Blade being replaced by Eric Harland. Recorded at Studios La Buissonne in February 2018, the album features six Muthspiel...

Seven-time International Bluegrass Music Awards Bass Player of the Year winner Missy Raines has just released a new album that reasserts why she is so renowned. Royal Traveller features eleven songs that span bluegrass, indie folk, and jam grass with a jazz influence. The bassist and vocalist is joined by an incredible cast of guests including Tim O’Brien, Molly Tuttle,...

Greta Van Fleet has been setting the world on fire with their blend of rock for the past few years, and now they’re finally releasing their full-length debut album. Anthem of the Peaceful Army continues their path of paying homage to classic rock with their own twist. The band is anchored by bassist Sam Kiszka alongside his brothers Josh and...