Inspired in part by a book she published last year, the singer and songwriter reveals more of herself on “Tasha,” an album blending gospel and pop.

Rasgueando Xácaras is the result of the study, transcription, and interpretation carried out by Carlos Cantero, based on two fundamental manuscripts from the Spanish Baroque guitar repertoire in tablature: the Libro de Diferentes Cifras (National Library of Spain, 1705) and an untitled anonymous manuscript (c. 1714) held at the Biblioteca Museo Víctor Balaguer in Vilanova i la Geltrú.

There are moments standing on a high ledge where wild space beckons. In that moment, instinct stirs: “What if I just jumped?” It’s been described as “the call of the void,” an experience somehow more primal than even feeling or urge. On new album Precipice (Loma Vista Recordings), Indigo De Souza looks over the creative and spiritual cliff and leaps, taking control of difficult memories and charged emotions via pop bombast and diaristic clarity, and finding a stronger self through the journey.

With this Da Vinci Classics release, the listener is invited to explore the artistry of Muzio Clementi, the celebrated "Father of the Pianoforte", through a refined selection of his most compelling Piano Sonatas. A pivotal figure in the evolution of keyboard music, Clementi was not only a brilliant composer but also a visionary teacher, publisher, and innovator. The Sonatas featured on this album span a wide expressive range, from dazzling virtuosity to lyrical introspection, revealing his role in shaping the pianistic idiom and paving the way toward Romanticism. This recording sheds new light on his music, offering vivid performances that highlight Clementis ingenuity and emotional depth. An enlightening and rewarding journey through the legacy of a composer who deserves far greater recognition on the modern concert stage.

After 12 years, Billy Mitchell returns with a live album that packs the emotional depth and historical impact of jazz greats like Bird and Diz. Featuring an all-star ensemble, this session bursts with the freedom and soul that only a master can deliver, making it a triumphant return to form.

THE MELODIES FROM EAST ASIA is a distinguished collection of music featuring five contemporary piano solos (composed by Toru Takemitsu, Ma Shui-Long, Young Ja Lee, Un Hoe Park, Hojung Yoo) and one oboe-piano duo (composed by Hyunjoo Byon; commissioned through the Korean Society of Women Composers). The music reflects a rich blend of Eastern musical traditions, capturing the essence of the people’s lives and culture. The works evoke the distinctive characteristics of Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean musical heritage, weaving them into innovative and evocative compositions that create a unique and captivating sound. This album offers a broad spectrum of classical piano music, bridging the exquisite sound of the East with Western classical tradition.

A musician always in research, Jonathan Bénichou immerses himself throughout his musical career in the heritage of French and Russian pianistic schools from which he draws a personal synthesis, like his origins, of multiple culture. He is invited to perform in recital and with orchestra in France, by renowned Festivals, Germany, Belgium, Ukraine, Russia, Czechia, Poland, Moldova, Transnistria, Romania in the United States and in Colombia.

For Fans of, Gong, The Soft Machine, Hawkwind, and Psychedelic Prog Rock! Daevid Allen is well known as the founder of The Soft Machine in 1966 and Gong in 1969. Weird Biscuit Teatime is a studio project that he did in the early 2000s with producer/keyboardist Don Falcone of Spirits Burning, bassist Michael Clare from Daevid Allen’s University Of Errors, and drummer Trey Sabatelli who has worked with Jefferson Starship, The Tubes, and Todd Rundgren.

When Post Animal stepped into the studio for their new album Iron, it was the first time all six original members were in the studio together for nearly a decade. Three band members had recently relocated away from Chicago, not to mention Joe Keery having left the band in 2017 to focus on acting. In the end they started right back up at the beginning, rediscovering that uncompromising closeness of connection they all shared from those endless hours spent in practice spaces and the late-night diner runs that follow.

Recorded in Montreal during the late summer of 2023, The Isle is a striking new collaboration between Montreal-based drummer/composer Tommy Crane and Los Angeles-based saxophonist/composer David Binney.

THREADS OF ETERNITY brings together two distinguished composers, Lili Boulanger and Unsuk Chin, each exhibiting fierce artistry and pushing the possibilities of orchestral sound. Boulanger’s D’un matin de Printemps and D’un soir triste express the contrasting emotions of joy and sadness in life, while Psaume CXXIX and Vieille prière bouddhique are reflections of a spiritual and ethereal world. Inspired by Beethoven, Chin’s subito con forza evokes striking energy with its brief quotes and innovative reconfigurations from Beethoven’s music, providing a perfect contrast and supplement to Boulanger’s lyricism. These works are given a resounding performance by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, an advanced and cutting-edge university ensemble advocating for underrepresented music and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Sometimes Late at Night is a slow-burning country-soul gem, originally recorded in 1973 and remastered for its 2025 reissue, marking its first release on CD. Led by Razzy Bailey’s soulful guitar and vocals, the album blends country, soul, and blues with a raw, heartfelt edge. Gene Swann’s piano, Hal Ruggs’ steel guitar, Tommie Williams’ fiddle, and Rodd Smarr’s harmonica create a warm, authentic sound, enriched by the Mac Backsup Group’s Dobro and Ace Sound Seventys’ backing vocals. Once a rare collector’s item, this album captures a quiet, revolutionary spirit that resonates like a summer storm, now ready to be rediscovered.

The Bongos — the Hoboken pop-rock band that energized the New Jersey rock scene of the ’80s with its elusive lyrics, propulsive guitar grooves and edgy sound — has released an 40th Anniversary Edition of its 1985 RCA Records album Beat Hotel via Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings.

Rarely a month goes by without more gems from the ‘golden age’ of British jazz are dusted off and reissued in lovingly reproduced and expertly remastered packages – and fans of the revered but tragic figure that was pianist and composer Mike Taylor will welcome the news that his two studio albums, Pendulum and Trio, are to be reissued on 25 July.

Following her critically-acclaimed Odradek album of Beethoven and Schumann, Liudmila Georgievskaya returns with Inner Impressions, a collection of contemplative and deeply personal works by Tchaikovsky, Mompou and Rodrigo.