Widely regarded as the top Jazz singer of her generation (TIME magazine actually named her "America's Best Singer" in recent years), Grammywinner Cassandra Wilson has been praised as an innovator who has reinvented the art form and expanded its boundaries time and time again on such albums as Blue Light 'Til Dawn, New Moon Daughter, Traveling Miles, thunderbird and Loverly. The sultry, smokey-voiced chanteuse breaks new ground once again on her new album Silver Pony. A collection of live and studio recordings that highlight the creative prowess of a stellar band, the original idea behind Silver Pony was to use excerpts from the live shows as the genesis for further explorations in the studio. Blending the two environments leads to some truly inspirational moments and brand new songs evolve as the band in the studio continues to develop some of the same themes initiated in live performances from Warsaw, Seville, and Granada.

New record from Pink Martini, where they make their own versions of some Christmas standards from around the world.

No sooner had world-class megastar Rihanna wrapped up the final show of her sold-out "Last Girl On Earth Tour" in Chicago last week, than she turned her attention to her brand new fifth studio album on Def Jam Recordings. LOUD, set to arrive on November 16th, has been described by insiders as a return to the uptempo dance grooves of her earlier records.

A series of seemingly mundane, but nonetheless life-changing experiences have lead Denver’s Kamtin Mohager (CGO1974) from dreams of playing in the NHL and the droning pulse of traditional Persian music to what may be the first shot signifying the rebirth of “New Pop”.

Sounds like a robot making love to a tree. Ghostland Observatory is not a band, but an agreement between two friends to create something that not only heals their beat-driven hearts, but pleases their rock 'n roll souls. The duo of front man Aaron Behrens and producer/drummer Thomas Turner have released three successful albums in just a few years and have earned a massive following of dedicated fans.

Memory Store, the debut album by singer, songwriter and producer David E. Sugar, who’s renowned throughout the underground for his laptop software driven live shows, is sure set to be a release that will shake, stir and break new ground for the chiptune pioneer; swapping Gameboys for guitars and sticking to an ultimately more focused sound with some interesting fusion of electronica and traditional band music.

Brooklyn-based, Birmingham-bred band Deluka will release their highly anticipated debut full-length album this October on Vel records. The band has been holed up in the studio writing one of the year s most exciting debuts. Their breakthrough self-titled EP and thrilling live shows were simply the warning shots! Deluka are on a mission to remind you of everything that is exciting and sexy about rock n roll.

When Christel Alsos made her debut in 2007, she was a breath of fresh air in Norwegian public life. The talented girl from the north of Norway managed to grip Norwegian music fans with her distinctive voice and melancholy melodies. As many as 30,000 copies was sold of her debut album, “Closing The Distance”, and Christel was nominated for two Spellemann awards. After a three year wait, she’s now finally back. On the 27.september, she releases her follow-up album “Tomorrow is”.

The highly prolific , and oft maligned, James Taylor Quartet are back to entertain us with their 19th studio album. It marks a overdue return to the band'sroots and is their best effort in years.

An essential super heavyweight collection of 18 FUNK tracks taken from the very cream of the Tru Thoughts catalogue and compiled by A&R head Robert Luis.

DARK PARTY is the electronic dance project of Tacoma raised, Brooklyn-based producer ELIOT LIPP and Chicago-based producerLEO 123. Each with their own respective critically hailed releases, they make and DJ electronic music influenced by House, Disco, and 80's Hip-Hop rooted in New York and Chicago, the cities where they currently reside.

30 minutes of pseudo goth dance music from Portland OR. Featuring 2 members of Starfucker. Produced by Jacob Portrait.

Five Star Hotel’s sound is influenced by the English indie pop scene and bands such as Belle and Sebastian, Charlatans, Pulp, New Order and Air. Songs of the group have been in included two compilations. These are Εnjoy the Greeks (On Stage Records 2004, “I want you”) and on the Coca Cola Sound Wave CD (“Sunshine”). Now the group is recording its debut album which will include 10 songs and will be released on On Stage Records in 2008.

This is a surprisingly good collection of tracks by artists I had never heard of. Heavy on the horns; punchy rhythms, many latin-flavored; muscular arrangements; densely-textured; innovative improvisations; with an occasional soft ballad. Jazz, but not at all bop or post-bop, what is now called "traditional." There's only one track that is (in my opinion) less than stellar. If you have any interest in Jazz I recommend you download this one.