On Disquiet, The Necks stretch their immersive, shape-shifting sound across three discs and more than three hours of labyrinthine, patient intensity. This is their twentieth studio recording and it marks the 39th year of the band’s existence. Meticulously recorded and sculpted, the four extended pieces on Disquiet see Tony Buck, Chris Abrahams, and Lloyd Swanton pushing at the outer edges of their collective intuition, building and unraveling hypnotic structures with microscopic focus. Present is the usual arsenal of piano, double bass, and drums, and all the in-between of sounds undefined and sources obscured. The music of The Necks has always carried a profound sense of shared responsibility –– between the players, of course, in their utter commitment to the improvisational –– but also between the work and its audience. With music so open, there are profound opportunities to choose: what to focus on, whether to focus at all, etc. Disquiet takes this further: there is no particular listening order prescribed. There is no “Disc 1, Disc 2, Disc 3.” The music itself seems to stretch time, and this presentation challenges ideas of sequencing. The Necks, one may argue, are a mode of discovery as much as they are a band.

PinkPantheress Announces Fancy That Remix Project With Oklou, Bladee, and More. Out this Friday, Fancy Some More? also features Kylie Minogue, Kaytranada, Jade, Basement Jaxx, Ravyn Lenae, Nia Archives, and Loukeman, among others.

Capturing light is not easy: ask any outdoor photographer - one must be ready for fragmentary shifts in illumination. In that spirit, Caught Light, Great Lake Swimmers' ninth album is perhaps their most nimble: be prepared, don't overthink, act fast. Completed in three days, Nashville-style, by producer Darcy Yates (Bahamas), Caught Light was captured in the shortest amount of time Dekker had ever spent making a record and is Great Lake Swimmers' most fully realized album in years.

We got off tour this summer, camped out at Cross Tie Recordings studio for a week, and made a little something special for y’all We are SO excited to bring to you An Acoustic Companion, Vol. II on Friday, October 10th! We are released a Bloom Digital Deluxe that will include the original Bloom album + five new unplugged recordings of songs from Bloom.

Mstislav Rostropovich is one of the few musicians who can create a larger-than-life experience through the combined forces of exceptional music, a beautiful instrument, and uncommonly facile communicative skills. In his performances of Bach's transcendent masterpieces for solo cello, Rostropovich finds a perfect balance between a romantic, rhapsodic interpretation and one that emphasizes the purely formal "aridity" of Bach's structures. Although it's nearly impossible to isolate one or two highlights, the Sarabande and Prelude from Suite No. 5 are among the most profoundly moving cello performances you will ever hear–the closest we probably will ever come to experiencing through music the soul of both Rostropovich and Bach.

Pianist/Conductor Barenboim continues his 2020 Beethoven Journey with a complete recording of Piano Trios. "There is a lack of equality in this world. For only if everyone were equal there would be no conflicts", he says. Equal standing is also indispensable for the piano trios of Beethoven, whom he's always regarded as one of the most important composers. Performed w/ Michael Barenboim & Kian Soltani, who were shaped as concertmaster and principal cellist of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.

This Requiem is known in five sources; two of them mention no composer, two attribute it to Antoine de Févin, one, the Occo Codex, to Antoine Divitis. It is recorded here in the version transmitted by an early sixteenth-century manuscript, the Occo Codex, a sumptuous, richly illuminated volume. The book was originally intended for use in worship at one of the oldest churches in Amsterdam, built in the fourteenth century on the site of a miracle which played a fundamental role in constituting the religious identity of Amsterdam. Occo was the name of the rich merchant who financed the production of the manuscript.

The most iconic conductor of the 20th-century, Herbert von Karajan was also the most recorded, and his gigantic discography shows how much he excelled in all genres and musical eras. From Vivaldi and Mozart to Wagner and Bartók, this five-hours compilation including many digital premieres is a compendium of Karajan’s inimitable art.

Nashville native Lauren Watkins tackles the good, bad, and ugly in 'In A Perfect World' Lauren Watkins is a Nashville native who has toured with major artists including Zach Top, Morgan Wallen, and most recently, Lainey Wilson. In her latest album, "In A Perfect World," she tackles the good, the bad, and the ugly of real life. The album was produced by her husband, Will Bundy. She sat down with me to walk through this compelling work of storytelling.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saints & Sinners, All Saints' iconic 2000 album is now available for the first time on vinyl. This special limited edition 2LP Black & Red vinyl edition features the band's signature blend of R&B, pop, and soul, including hit singles like 'Pure Shores' and 'Black Coffee'. To further celebrate, this vinyl edition will include various remixes released over the years such as The Neptunes Remix of Black Coffee, alongside the recent Tourist remix of 'Pure Shores'.

Swiss jazz pianist Colin Vallon makes modern creative jazz with plenty of atmosphere, a post-bop sense of improvisation, and a completely fresh take on rhythmic interplay. Born in Lausanne in 1980, Vallon studied jazz privately before enrolling in the Swiss Jazz School at age 18. By the late '90s, he was performing regularly with his own trio in Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe. He released his debut solo album, Les Ombres, on Unit in 2004. His sophomore effort, Ailleurs, appeared in 2007 on Hatology. As Vallon's profile grew, he garnered several awards including the Fridl-Wald Foundation Prize, and took third place in the Montreux International Jazz Piano Solo Competition. In 2008 he received the Nico Kaufmann Foundation Prize and in 2009 he won the Pro Helvetia high-priority jazz promotion. When not performing, Vallon teaches at the Bern University of the Arts.

Better Days is the upcoming eleventh studio album by American rock band Yellowcard. It is set to be released on October 10, 2025 through Better Noise Music. It is supported by the release of the singles "Better Days", "Take What You Want", and "Bedroom Posters". It is the band's first studio album following their 2022 reunion after a five year breakup. It also marks the longest gap between albums for the band following their 2016 self-titled album.

With every generation comes a great war. It may take years to fully reveal itself, but the seasoned warrior knows preparation is everything. Now in 2025, Bay Area thrash metal icons Testament return with their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, via Nuclear Blast Records. Taken from the Latin phrase Si vis pacem, para bellum - "If you want peace, prepare for war" - the album stands as both a battle cry and an observation of humanity's uneasy alliance with its own creations. As technology accelerates and disconnection grows, Para Bellum sees Testament reflecting the modern chaos through music that’s urgent, sharp, and unflinchingly human.
True to their legacy, Para Bellum is a masterclass in dynamic thrash songwriting, guided by founding guitarist Eric Peterson and vocalist Chuck Billy, who continue to lead the band with vision and force…

Three major works for piano and orchestra by English composers, all eschewing the traditional nineteenth-century model of a bravura virtuoso soloist pitted against an orchestra, in distinctive ways. Together with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under George Vass, Clare Hammond presents an original programme that provides a unique perspective on how the piano concerto reflected musical currents in mid-twentieth-century Britain.William Walton's Sinfonia Concertante for Orchestra with Piano Obbligato began as a ballet score. After it was rejected by Sergei Diaghilev, Walton arranged his scoreinto a leaner, more direct and more effective work thatreveals the influences of Stravinsky, Poulenc, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and, at times, Elgar. Benjamin Britten's Diversions was commissioned by the left-hand pianist Paul Wittgenstein. Enthusiastic about the challenge of writing for the left hand, Britten devised a work in variation form; he did not seek to conceal the soloist's one-handedness, but revelled in it while still retaining emotion and grandeur. Michael Tippett's Piano Concerto completes the programme. Inspired by a performance of Beethoven's Fourth Concerto, Tippett was convinced that a contemporary concerto could be written, 'in which the piano is used once again for it's poetic capabilities'. In his work, the orchestra does not merely accompany; the principal players shine when they get their opportunity for solos or close dialogue with the soloist.

„L’Enchanteur“ ist eine mitreißende Hommage an den Atem, den Klang und das musikalische Erbe. Alice Szymanski haucht einem Instrument des französischen Flötenbauers Louis Lot von 1867, die einst der große Gaston Blanquart spielte, neues Leben ein. Mélanie Bracale spielt einen Bechstein-Flügel aus dem Jahr 1900. Die herausragende Mezzosopranistin Lucile Richardot und die renommierte Cellistin Marie Ythier ergänzen das Ensemble. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Eleganz des französischen Repertoires und die Farben des frühen Impressionismus. Werke von Fauré, Roussel, Debussy und Ravel werden mit bewegenden, teils bisher unveröffentlichten Stücken verwoben.