The Real Deal by The Noah Peterson Soul-Tet delivers exactly what the title promises: an album rooted in authenticity, groove, and lived musical experience. Funded by an Individual Artist Grant from the City of San Antonio, this release stands as both a personal statement and a proud celebration of South Texas soul-jazz. Blending blues, gospel, […]
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Venerable Extremities: Vol. I, II, III by Alexander Brown (aleph om) unfolds as a story told not through events, but through texture, weight, and presence. Across 21 chapters, this trilogy does not ask the listener to follow a narrative in the traditional sense; instead, it invites close attention to sound itself, as matter, as space,
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Bula! by High Tide is built on a deceptively simple idea: to follow the arc of a night. Across thirteen compositions, sitarist and composer Sasha Bayan leads an ensemble that understands restraint as well as intensity. The album is immediately accessible, warm melodies, inviting grooves, and luminous timbres, yet beneath the surface lies a dense
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Dual Dialect’s latest EP, Conglomerate, offers an immersive experimental soundscape where every sonic element, whether saxophone, electronic pads, or manipulated voices and sound effects, serve as a deliberate tool in the hands of its creators. The Meanjin-based duo, Andrew Garton and Andrew Foley, craft a richly textured musical world where glitchy electronica and jazz-infused improvisation
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With Northwind, Aredia presents a concise yet carefully shaped two-track EP that expands their instrumental folk rock language into something more cinematic and internally narrative. Rather than relying on overt virtuosity or dramatic excess, the duo focus on atmosphere, thematic clarity, and slow emotional development. Both pieces feel like fragments of a larger journey, rooted
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The final track, “Englabörn,” closes the release with a darker, more somber tone. Still soft in texture, still restrained, it gradually pulls the listener inward through repetition and subtle harmonic shifts. The recurring notes act like a slow spiral, drawing the listener deeper rather than pushing outward. There is melancholy here, but never despair —
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If we start talking about famous Estonian bands, Ewert and The Two Dragons is one of the first that comes to mind. Simple and beautiful music with strong melodies, a cool vibe, and a folkish flavor, which is quite common in Estonian music. Erki Pärnoja used to be a guitarist in the band until their
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Anton Donovan’s new EP, You’re a Good Person, lands with the kind of theatrical flair that feels both self-aware and devastatingly sincere. A classically trained musician with roots in improvisational comedy, Donovan has always balanced satire with confession. Here, he leans into that duality with a jazz-inflected orchestral palette: brass sections that swell like Broadway
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Andy Nechaevsky’s EP Del Sur is a deeply evocative musical journey that melds impressionistic textures with avant-folk sensibilities, drawing listeners into a richly layered exploration of cultural identity and displacement. Rooted in the artist’s personal reflections on Spain’s vibrant yet tumultuous history, this trio of compositions flows like a river, seemingly chaotic at first glance,
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Giuseppe Cucé’s 21 Grammi is a warm-blooded, southern European tapestry woven from soul, cantautorato, and lightly brushed shades of Latin music. The album feels acoustic, alive, and deeply human. Every instrument breathes. Every phrase carries emotional intention. And throughout its eleven tracks, Cucé’s voice is never an ornament or an authority, but a vital thread: integrated,
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