Love + Freedom Thirty Tigers, 2025 9/10 Listen to Love + Freedom This 29th solo album from the Texan Joe Ely brings us both covers and originals to another thoughtful body of work that touches on...

Scenery In My Story Outside In, 2025 8/10 Listen to Scenery In My Story On this first Big Band effort from the esteemed composer Zhengtao Pan, he pens a collage of sounds that are rooted in his very...

Flatpicker Grant Central, 2025 8/10 Listen to Flatpicker This 7th album from the inimitable guitarist Tyler Grant welcomes Andy Thorn, Adrian ‘Ace’ Engfer, Erin Youngberg, Dylan McCarthy Andy Reiner...

Spirit In The Glass MNRK Heavy, 2025 9/10 Listen to Spirit In The Glass The debut from an outfit spearheaded by the guitarist/singer/producer Dario Lorina (of Black Label Society fame), Dark Chapel...

Be Cool Origin, 2025 9/10 Listen to Be Cool The esteemed jazz vocalist Nancy Kelly brings along William Gorman, Houston Person, Jerry Weldon, Carmen Intorre Jr., Dave Stryker, Joe Carello and Charlie...

River Paths OA2, 2025 9/10 Listen to River Paths A Portland sextet spearheaded by Ben Medler and Michelle Medler, the 6 originals here emit plenty of harmony, grooves and nods to Mingus, George...

Weekends In Purgatory Self-Released, 2025 9/10 Listen to Weekends In Purgatory The moniker of the 18-year-old singer-songwriter Josie Hasnik, as Finick the youngster is joined by Taylor James, JT...

Odyssey Mixtape Origin, 2025 9/10 Listen to Odyssey Mixtape The Brazil native and piano, keys and synth player José Luiz Martins recruits plenty of ideas from his heritage for these 7 tracks that...

Hours Fly, Flowers Die Shifting Paradigm, 2025 9/10 Listen to Hours Fly, Flowers Die The Chicago saxophone extraordinaire Jimmy Farace is joined by plenty of esteemed guests for these 9 well thought...

East By Midwest Origin, 2025 10/10 Listen to East By Midwest The Baltimore resident and guitarist Charlie Ballantine is joined by Quinn Sternberg and Dan Weiss for these 9 Americana tinted songs that...

Backstage Balladeer Self-Released, 2025 8/10 Listen to Backstage Balladeer An album that was penned, recorded, performed and mixed by Jefferson Ross, the 14 genuine songs surround themes of life,...

Live Know Howe, 2025 8/10 Listen to Live The always impressive Alice Howe is joined by Freebo and Jeff Fielder for these 14 powerful songs that were captured live with no second takes or overdubs....

Liquid Reality AGS, 2025 9/10 Listen to Liquid Reality A really unique effort that combines Indian Classical sounds with hybrid electric guitar from Anupam Shobhakar, the 7 fusion tracks welcome...

Balcony Confidential Black Cottage, 2025 9/10 Listen to Balcony Confidential The Atlanta outfit Applesauce Tears return with a 13 studio album, where a very stylish meshing of jazz, electronic and...

You Could’ve Just Said That Mother West, 2025 9/10 Listen to You Could’ve Just Said That This 5th album from The Davenports, which consists of the multi-instrumentalist Scott Klaas and a rotating...

Keep It Fly In The Negative Zone Self-Released, 2025 9/10 Listen to Keep It Fly In The Negative Zone A South Texas band of long time friends, West Of Rome, i.e. Blake Smithson, Charlie Roadman, Jaime...

Master Of Disorder Circum-Disc, 2025 9/10 Listen to Master Of Disorder Almufaraka, i.e. Gaëlle Debra, Patrick Guionnet, Maryline Pruvost and Peter Orins, come together for this avant-garde experience...

Live At Soapbox Gallery Self-Released, 2025 9/10 Listen to Live At Soapbox Gallery The pianist Steve Sandberg is joined by Michael O’Brien and Jay Sawyer for these 3 covers and 6 originals that...

The Last Kings Of Babylon Thirty Tigers, 2025 9/10 Listen to The Last Kings Of Babylon The Oklahoma native Jason Boland returns with 10 new songs that are reflective and meticulous, where the...