Operating firmly in the realm of instrumental jazz-rock guitarist Jere Haakana leads his group with virtuosity and great compositions. Well known for his work with platinum-selling rapper Redrama, Haakana is a versatile guitarist whose chops are equal to his famous jazz-rock peers Timo Kämäräinen and Teemu Viinikainen. His own compositions are international level guitar instrumentals with a fare dose of world class improvisation.

Nothing Great About Britain is the 2019 album by British grime rapper slowthai. This was a cess so pass (it) to Method, which is his label

Following their coronation as Best New Band at the 2019 Austin Music Awards, Black Pumas release their second single “Fire,” the follow-up to their Song Of The Year-winning “Black Moon Rising.” Black Pumas is led by the creative partnership between Grammy Award-winning guitarist / producer Adrian Quesada and 27-year-old songwriter Eric Burton. Burton is a relative newcomer who arrived in Austin in 2015 after busking his way across the country from Los Angeles, while Quesada has a storied reputation for playing in bands like Grupo Fantasma and Brownout while also producing acclaimed projects like 2018’s ‘Look At My Soul: The Latin Shade Of Texas Soul.’

Definitive Millard is a 2019 3CD bootleg by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd. This was recorded in Los Angeles in April 1975 when the band was doing Wish You Were Here and doing The Dark Side Of The Moon in full plus introducing what would become some of the material on Animals before ending their show with "Echoes". This was released in Japan by Sigma.

Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the horror thriller Black Christmas. The album features the film’s original music composed by Will Blair & Brooke Blair (Green Room, Hold the Dark, The Informer, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, Blue Ruin). Black Christmas is co-written and directed by Sophia Takal and stars Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O’Grady, Caleb Eberhardt, Simon Mead and Carl Elwes. The movie is based on the 1974 cult horror classic of the same title and follows a campus killer who comes to face a formidable group of friends in sisterhood. The Blumhouse production will be released in theaters nationwide on December 13 by Universal Pictures.

Paramount Music has released a soundtrack album for the family comedy Playing with Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Wang (She’s All That, The Game Plan, You Again, Chinese Zodiac). Playing with Fire is directed by Andy Fickman and stars John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, Judy Greer, Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery, Finley Rose Slater and Tyler Mane. The movie revolve around a group of elite firefighters who have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down when they are faced with their most challenging job yet: babysitting. The comedy is being released in theaters nationwide this weekend by Paramount Pictures.

Togetherings is the 2019 album by Finnish funk band The Blassics. This was released by the Odd Funk label.

Plays Pat is a 2019 album by Hungarian pianist Tzumo Árpád and his trio, which includes Josef Pluto and Ferenc Nemeth. This was released on the Hunnia label.

The Wild Root is the 2019 album by The Alan Evans Trio, who are calling themselves Ae3 with this release, Evans is of the group Soulive and brother to Neal Evans. This was released by Vintage League Music.

Mark Isham (Crash, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, The Accountant, Fly Away Home) is scoring the upcoming family drama A Dog’s Journey. The film is directed by Gail Mancuso and stars Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, Henry Lau, Kathryn Prescott, Dennis Quaid, as well as Josh Gad as the voice of the title character. The movie is the sequel to 2017’s A Dog’s Purpose (scored by Rachel Portman) follows dog Bailey as he finds his new destiny and forms an unbreakable bond that will lead him, and the people he loves, to places they never imagined. W. Bruce Cameron & Cathryn Michon (A Dog’s Way Home) and Maya Forbes & Wally Wolodarsky (The Polka King, Infinitely Polar Bear) wrote the screenplay based on the best-selling novel by Cameron. Gavin Polone (Zombieland, Curb Your Enthusiasm) returns as the producer of the Amblin Entertainment and Reliance Entertainment production. A Dog’s Journey will be released in theaters nationwide on May 17, 2019 by Universal Pictures.

Dialectics is a 2016 album by Tver, Russia stoner rock band Temnee. This is a remaster with a rearranged track order. This was released by Sound Effect.

As its title implies, Solidarity is deeply concerned with the state of political and social justice in the United States on the cusp of the 2020s. It particularly focuses on the experiences of the most vulnerable people in our world society.

Odious Descent Into Decay is the 2019 album by Seattle death metal band Cerebral Rot. This was released by 20 Buck Spin.

Everyone is encouraged to enjoy a breath of fresh air when woodwind virtuoso Alexa Tarantino boldly embarks on an exploration of the "Winds of Change,” her first record with Posi-Tone. With strong rhythmic and harmonic concepts and unstoppably gentle melodic sensibility, Tarantino skillfully conducts listeners through an exciting presentation of her carefully crafted arrangements and original compositions. Tarantino plays a combination of saxophones and flute on the record to make bold statements of stunning musicianship alongside the superstar accompaniment of pianist Christian Sands, bassist Joe Martin and drummer Rudy Royston. Whether one is already familiar with the music of Alexa Tarantino or discovering her for the first time, "Winds of Change" surely succeeds in delivering bright moments of straight forward musical delight while demonstrating that Alexa Tarantino is indeed a rising star for jazz fans to keep their eyes fixed upon for years to come.

In the two-and-a-half years between his first single, the urgent and atmospheric "Play God," and the release of his full-length debut in 2019, much was made of U.K. singer and songwriter Sam Fender's relatively young age – 23 by the arrival of the latter. After all, he was drawing frequent comparisons to influence Bruce Springsteen, both for the sound of his early singles and for the working-class compassion on display in his lyrics, and he won the Critics' Choice Brit Award in late 2018, an honor previously bestowed upon, among others, Adele and Sam Smith.