Susanne Folk creates music in the field of advanced pop, with selective references to sources of inspiration such as Amy Lee (Evanescence), Tori Amos and Rufus Wainwright. In some facets Folk reveals a penchant for gothic aesthetics, not a few chords refer to her experiences in jazz music. A certain melancholy pervades many of the tracks, carried by the singer’s rather darkly colored vocal lines and expressive phrasing.

Elaborating on the genesis of the album, Buchanan notes, 'DARKFIGHTER represents the cultural mitosis of isolation, the Pandemic, and the national fabric of the US getting looser and looser.

Ground-breaking composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi's release of a new collection of hidden gems from his rich and extensive back catalogue.

Rufus Wainwright's 2023 album 'Folkocracy' is an album of folk classics that features a number of notable collaborations, including John Legend, Brandi Carlile, David Byrne, Sheryl Crow, Nicole Scherzinger, Chaka Khan, Andrew Bird, ANOHNI and many more.

Avenged Sevenfold's 2023 album, Life Is But A Dream is a timeless work of art that blurs genres. Best served as a whole and consumed en masse to truly appreciate it's musical breadth and sonic depth, it marks their boldest statement and most revolutionary work to date.

Rancid - the legendary Bay Area punk rockers are back with their 10th studio album, Tomorrow Never Comes on Epitaph Records. Emerging from the blue-collar swamps of Berkeley, California, Rancid has now been a living, breathing punk rock band for over a quarter century.

In this tribute to the famous Chet Baker, Enrico Pieranunzi continues his collaboration with Bert Joris for their second album together on Challenge Records.

Recorded during the 2020 lockdown, Richard Boothby explores the solo and duo Viol music of Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger.

With their highly anticipated album "Hotel Tango" Trio Agora invites us on a journey through the history and development of the tango. From its roots to its manifold manifestations worldwide, the trio presents tango as a unique mixture of European, South American and African idioms. With arrangements and dedicated compositions, the trio explores the genre from a personal perspective. Look forward to a reimagined version of Astor Piazzolla's "Las cuatro estaciones porteñas," works of Stravinsky, Gardel, Ravel, Ginastera and more.

Herman Finkers releases new album Missa Sancti Georgii. Herman Finkers has rearranged and re-recorded his St. George Mass with Cappella Amsterdam, Holland Baroque, and Wishful Singing. Herman Finkers composed a Latin mass, the Missa In Honorem Sancti Georgii, or Saint George's Mass, on the occasion of his wedding blessing on 15 June 1990, still without a Credo.

One of our First releases is “sleep like it’s winter” by Jim O’Rourke. Some may know his music from his albums on Drag City like his “Simple Songs” of 2015, or from his work as a producer for many varied artists. Even those who follow his music closely may be looking for a route that passes through his past works like “The Visitor” or “I’m happy and I’m Singing and a 1,2,3,4” that would lead them to this new chapter.

Singer and saxophonist Karl Denson fronts the Tiny Universe as if he’s preaching the gospel. His energy and spirit are contagious while his songwriting serves a larger message of fellowship—across generations, genders, religions and cultures. Not surprisingly, he’s none too pleased with the current state of political discourse. Thus the reason why KDTU’s new album, ‘Gnomes & Badgers,’ is Denson’s hard-grooving answer to these tragically divisive times.

Michael Scott Dawson is a Canadian producer and sound artist. Anchored by frayed melodies, tape loops, and pastoral field recordings he has crafted a body of tender and nostalgic ambient work.

Scottish singer-songwriter Roseanne Reid has announced the release of her second album Lawside on June 2, via Last Man Music. Named for the area of Dundee in which Roseanne and her family live, the album was recorded in Perth with producer, musician and fellow Scot David Macfarlane.

Without a brutal evaluation of their own becoming, TV Priest might have never made their second album. Heralded as the next big thing in post-punk, they were established as a bolshy, sharp-witted outfit, the kind that starts movements with their political ire. There was of course truth in that, but it was a suit that quickly felt heavy on its wearer’s shoulders, leaving little room for true vulnerability. “A lot of it did feel like I was being really careful and a bit at arm's length,” says vocalist Charlie Drinkwater. “I think maybe I was not fully aware of the role I was taking. I had to take a step back and realize that what we were presenting was quite far away from the opinion of myself that I had. Now, I just want to be honest.”