Feature Sounds

by James Sherlock Trio Domestic Arts is a diverse collection of standards and originals from the talented James Sherlock Trio. Domestic Arts , Sherlock’s third release on Jazzhead, includes renditions by esteemed composers Bud Powell,...

by Straight Arrows The Straight Arrows started out with Owen Penglis yelling about getting dumped and kicked out of bands into a four track cassette machine in his bedroom, soon to be joined by Alex...

by Various Artists Hold on to your hat there – here comes another double (count them one….two) “Theme Time Radio Hour” CD, the third and last one … for a while at least - a...

by Kings Go Forth Sharon Jones, move over. With fiery singer Black Wolf leading the attack, the fine debut from Milwaukee's ten-man Kings Go Forth echoes the high-flying vibe of Superfly-era Curtis Mayfield and other...

by Various Artists Deep from the darkest heart of Russia comes this terrifying amalgam of B-culture detritus and mutant retro-futurism. As incongruous as they are sublime, these gems of post-Soviet exotica craft the shuddering twangs...

by Crocodiles San Diego art-punk duo Crocodiles will release their sophomore album ‘Sleep Forever’ this 12th November on Pod (Wavves, Girls) through Inertia. Produced by James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco (whose previous work includes...

by Fitz and the Tantrums In just over a year, soulsters Fitz and the Tantrums went from the living room to the main stage. The recipe for meteoric success? Six killer musicians, five dapper suits,...

by That 1 Guy 'Funky Bean', 'Buttmachine', 'Mustaches' and 'Laser beams'. It reads like a page out of a Dr. Seuss book, but for Mike Silverman, better known as That 1 Guy, it is just...

by Fabienne Delsol The very welcome return of Fabienne Delsol with her 3rd solo album, a follow up to 2007's ’Between You And Me’. Originally from Limoges in France, Fabienne was formerly the lead singer...

by The Jim Jones Revue The Jim Jones Revue's new album Burning Your House Down will be released by Liberator Music (Punk Rock Blues Records / [PIAS] Recordings) on October 29th. Produced by Jim Sclavunos...

by Ebo Taylor Following the wartime big band highlife pioneers like E.T. Mensah, Taylor became a major figure in Ghanaian highlife during the 1950s and ’60s as highlife exploded. Cutting his teeth with leading big...

by Tony Joe White A young woman dances seductively in front of Tony Joe White at the Exit/In in Nashville, Tennessee. She extends her arm, snaps photos and videos on her cell phone just inches...

by Chelsea Wilson Chelsea Wilson is Melbourne’s newest soul blues vocalist, releasing her debut EP Bitterness in October 2010. Inspired by five true stories of love and pain, the EP documents five emotional tales of...

by Black Country Communion Black Country Communion is a devastating head-on collision between American and British rock influences—a true supergroup that delivers a titanic rock experience greater than the sum of its supremely talented parts...

by Aloe Blacc Good Things marks a shift in methodology from personal to political for Aloe, who refers to the project as his report on present conditions-joblessness, homeless, the misappropriation of wealth, pillaging of resources,...

by Justin Townes Earle Justin Townes Earle is an anomaly. He’s tall as the day is long, all angles and elbows and a hard stare, both welcoming and deadly serious. He’s Nashville North, all set...