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"Rare Blasts: Studio Outtakes and Movie Music 1979-1985" by The Blasters
Liberation HallProducers: The Blasters, Antone DeSantis, Chris Morris Roots-rockers/rockabilly exponents The Blasters managed to get themselves caught up in the diverse L.A. punk scene alongside ... -
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"Time" by Taj Mahal
Resonatin’ Records / Thirty Tigers Producers: Tony Braunagel, Larry Fulcher 18 years after Maestro, Taj Mahal and The Phantom Blues Band (PBB) return for Time. The ... -
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"Thirteen" by Soft Machine
Dyad RecordsProducer: Theo Travis Soft Machine is a legacy band that has been on the international music scene since the ‘60s. However, they are not ... -
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"Live '81-'85" by Romeo Void
Liberation HallProducers: Louie Beeson, Patrick Haight This special edition live album, released for Record Store Day, begins with the line “The band you’ve all been ... -
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"King Kong" by Michael Hampton
Sound Mind RecordsProducer: Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo The guitarist better known as Kidd Funkadelic is still turning out stunners, despite being nearly 70. This time ... -
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"Surf Masada—The Compositions Of John Zorn" by Golems of the Red Planet
heyday AGAIN RecordsProducers: Golems of the Red Planet, John Koval Over the years, avant-garde musician/producer John Zorn has composed hundreds of instrumentals with his Masada project, combining ... -
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"Frisson Noir" by Tarja
earMUSICProducers: Neal Avron, Tarja Turunen With no disrespect meant towards those that followed her, symphonic metal band Nightwish just hasn’t been the same since vocalist ... -
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"In Times of Dragons" by Tori Amos
Universal/FontanaProducer: Tori Amos Tori Amos’ 18th album sees the alt-pop veteran in full myth-maker mode, spinning political dread into fire-breathing allegory, where tyrants lurk like ... -
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"Middle of Nowhere" by Kacey Musgraves
Lost Highway RecordsProducers: Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk Kacey Musgraves pays homage to her Texan roots with her seventh studio album Middle of Nowhere. ... -
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"Distracted" by Thundercat
Brainfeeder RecordsProducers: Greg Kurstin, Flying Lotus, Kenneth Blume Any album that leans into intergalactic detours and Star Wars nods is bound to be both nerdy ...
