New Music CDs

In classic Carly style, she captures the kind of true Country that's become the bellwether for the two-time ACM and CMA Awards winner, developing the straightforward emotions and classic sounds that have rapidly defined of the genre's most important voices.

The defining blues voice of his generation releases the eagerly anticipated follow-up to his Grammy-nominated debut, 2019's Kingfish. 662 (the area code of his Clarksdale stomping grounds) is a powerful and personal album, a fiery coming-of-age record. The lyrics reflect Ingram's newfound maturity and how your roots inspire where you're heading. Musically, the record delivers a heaping helping of the deep, visceral Ingram guitar magic his fans love, fueling a combustible mix of molten blues-rock, down-home shuffles, and soulful grooves.

For more than two decades, SOJA have elated audiences across the globe with their fresh yet timeless take on roots reggae, a sound born from their shared passion for making music that transports and inspires. On their first new album in four years, the two time Grammy-nominated band deepens that communal spirit by collaborating with artists from all corners of the reggae world, including UB40, Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads, and Rebelution.

Roberta Flack's first compilation album includes eleven of her greatest hits, including Killing Me Softly with His Song; The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face; and more.

The sixth album from St. Vincent is the latest facet of an ever-evolving artist regarded by many as the most consistently innovative and intriguing presence in modern music.

Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Manuel Valera hails from Cuba and is an integral part of New York City's vibrant music scene. This is the second album from his New Cuban Express Big Band, a spirited ensemble that fuses the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Brazil to forge innovative sounds and textures. The album draws upon searing personal experiences, going through personal loss, and having to pick up the pieces to move forward. Valera uses the broad palette of the big band to express a wide range of moods and emotions. From the haunting "From Afar," to the buoyant "Expectatives", and the fiery "Gemini," the writing is dynamic and varied and the ensemble brings out the nuances with both grace and gusto.

Camila Cabello returns with the follow-up to 2019's platinum sophomore album Romance. Features Don't Go Yet, which premiered in 2021, along with the hit single Bam Bam featuring Ed Sheerhan.

Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions 1969–1971 is an expanded reissue of the albums Sunflower and Surf's Up by American rock band the Beach Boys.

The Philadelphia Orchestra and its Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin release their latest album Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 to celebrate the achievements of Florence Price in surmounting systemic barriers of African-Americans and women in classical music. Price came to prominence almost ninety years ago.

Multiple Grammy winner Vince Mendoza is known for various activities: he has been a regular guest with the "Metropole Orchestra" for many years (and won one Grammy for his collaboration with Elvis Costello), arranged the strings for the current Melody Gardot album, did the arrangements of the first two Björk albums and has worked with many other superstars of international entertainment for decades. His latest work is inspired by current events in the USA. It was recorded by the "Czech National Symphony Orchestra" and extraordinary guests: "Roots" rapper Black Thought, black soprano Julia Bullock, saxophonist Joshua Redman and drummer Antonio Sanchez.

Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum releases his major label debut album Gold Chain Cowboy today on MCA Nashville. Straddling Texas and Nashville, Parker is “a no-holds-barred, confessional singer-songwriter who excels at relatable tales,” according to Rolling Stone. “McCollum’s ability writing and releasing unique story songs leaves a lasting mark on the listener,” says Billboard while American Songwriter declares, “the Texas native teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom.”

The ultimate statement of purpose for a critically acclaimed artist who has proudly carried the mantle of Mississippi Hill Country blues around the world. Over thirteen tracks, Burnside delivers his bruised but unfettered truth over blistering guitar and deep pocket drums-a sound birthed in his soul but developed and perfected on the road.

Over the course of a distinguished career spanning nearly 30 albums, multi-GRAMMY®-winning pianist/singer/composer Eliane Elias' distinctive musical style has emerged as one of the most unique and immediately recognizable sounds in jazz. With over 2.2 million albums sold to date, Elias blends her Brazilian roots and alluring voice with her virtuosic instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills, while she consistently displays her pianistic mastery and ability to integrate the many artistic roles she takes on.

On Angélique Kidjo's new album, the four-time Grammy Award-winning luminary joins forces with many of her musical progeny, including some of the most captivating young creators of West African music, Afrobeat, Afro-pop, dancehall, hip-hop, and alt-R&B. The result is a truly visionary body of work, rooted in a deep understanding of musical tradition yet endlessly forward-thinking and inventive.

My Bluegrass Heart is the third chapter of a trilogy which began with the 1988 album, Drive, and continued in 1991 with The Bluegrass Sessions. The project features a who’s who of some of the greatest instrumentalists in bluegrass music’s history alongside some of the best of the new generation of players mandolinists Sam Bush, Sierra Hull, and Chris Thile; fiddlers Michael Cleveland and Stuart Duncan; celebrated multi-instrumentalist Justin Moses, bassists Edgar Meyer and Mark Schatz, and the amazing Bryan Sutton and Molly Tuttle on guitar.

Los Angeles based band, Los Lobos, have always been inspired by their surroundings and the place they call home. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and nortenos. Features thirteen songs from well known LA artists such as Buffalo Springfield, WAR, Jackson Browne and the Beach Boys as well as deep cuts from the Jaguars, The Basters and The Premiers. The album title track is the sole original composition written by the band.

A new 13-track album from Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music. The album features Jireh, a song led by Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine that has become a new staple during worship at Elevation Church. Other standout tracks include Talking to Jesus, featuring Brandon Lake, and Million Little Miracles, featuring Joe L. Barnes. The album also features Chris Brown and Tiffany Hudson (Elevation Worship) and Amanda Lindsey Cook. The title track, with its playful yet heartfelt lyrics, is sung by Dante Bowe, and takes listeners back to the purity and heart of worship.

Ron Dante was without question one of the hottest singers on the 1969 pop hit parade, sailing in the same commercial stratosphere as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and 5th Dimension. As the lead singer of the Archies, he had the year's biggest selling song with the #1 Hit 'Sugar Sugar.' Ron's golden voice was coveted by every producer in Manhattan and he was the 'go to' guy at Don Kirschner's legendary Brill Building. Even Madison Avenue called as Dante made national TV jingles for American Airlines, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Tang, and Gillette. As a Broadway producer he had hits with 'Ain't Misbehavin' and 'Children Of A Lessor God.' In a career high, Ron sold over 60 million records as the producer and background singer of the first nine Barry Manilow albums.

Led by Gustavo Gimeno, the Luxemburg Philharmonic performs one of Rossini most famous works in a recording that also features Maria Agresta, Daniela Barcellona, Rene Barbera, and Carlo Lepore

Marta Sánchez's creative voice is strikingly original; circling rhythms, elaborate forms, and crisscrossing counterpoint distinguishes her sonic signature on the crowded New York contemporary music scene. Following three critically acclaimed quintet releases, the Madrid-born pianist-composer presents an album driven by emotional candor and boundary-pushing compositions.

SALSWING! creates an album with songs representing not one but TWO musical genres, Salsa and Jazz, executed by the same group of players and directed to music lovers in general, not to a specific type of listeners.

Sayin' What I'm Thinkin' is a strong, cohesive introduction to who Lainey Wilson is. A force to be reckoned with, the Louisianan's stellar 12-track album celebrates the singer’s humble small town roots, southernisms and sass, all while also mourning heartbreak and reflecting on life’s hard lessons. It gives fans an insight into who Wilson is, with a unique delivery that she affectionately calls “Bell Bottom Country,” or “country with a flare.” Instead of pandering to a modish pop-leaning production, the self-proclaimed “old soul” opted for plenty of traditional instrumentation, coupled with rollicking drum beats, vibrant guitar licks and unabashed twang.

Esperanza Spalding's new album explores how songwriters may incorporate knowledge in consultation with practitioners of music therapy, neuroscience, and more to create music that can have a specific effect on the listener. These twelve new songs were created and recorded with different musicians in her traveling lab over the past several months and follow her Grammy Award-winning album from 2019, 12 Little Spells.

Olivia Rodrigo releases her debut album, featuring the global smash Drivers License and her current hit, Deja Vu.

A full-length documentary film celebrating the undeniable musical history, heritage, legacy and influence of New Orleans and Louisiana. This release is the soundtrack to that film. These recordings are a true collaboration which celebrate the melting pot that is the musical DNA of NOLA.

Along with the single I Was on a Boat That Day, the fourth album from Old Dominion includes Lonely Side of Town, a duet with R&B legend Gladys Knight.

Xiaogang Ye is one of China's best-known contemporary composers whose work is acclaimed both in East Asia and the West for it's colorful sonorities and lyrical expressiveness. Demonstrating Ye's deep love for ancient Chinese poetry, Seven Episodes for Lin'an is a large-scale symphonic canvas that sets famous texts for the first time in contemporary history, weaving their eloquent imagery with intricate and timeless melodies. Twilight in Tibet evokes the landscape of the Himalayas, while the Tianjin Suite reflects the diversity of Tianjin, a city with a profound historical and cultural heritage, expressed through Ye's signature combination of traditional and modern musical textures.

The classic Brementown Musicians folk tale of four aging domestic animals takes on a charming twist as the animals, encouraged by a mysterious spirit, discover their strength by the beautiful music that resides deep within them. As a result, their lives take on a new meaning.

Erika’s latest album release, “Jazz Just For Kids (and the Young at Heart)” (2022) features 12 original and 2 popular children’s jazz songs.

Little party monsters staying up all night? Turn off the blinding lights and spin this collection of lullaby renditions of hits by the Weeknd. This will also help parents get the sleep that they have earned.