Some of the most revered Guided by Voices albums are the ones where songwriter Robert Pollard is able to balance his proclivities for strangeness with his gifts for melody and hooks. The reconfiguration of GbV that's been responsible for record after record (usually at least two a year) in the 2010s and 2020s has often leaned more toward the strange side of things, with a high number of the many tunes they churn out exploring prog rock or experimental song structures. Thick Rich and Delicious, the band's second full-length of 2025, is the album GbV fans who miss the band's more tuneful, pop-friendly days have been waiting for. These 15 songs are primarily energetic power pop, rich with catchy melodies, high-spirited vocal harmonies, and the type of sticky choruses Pollard has used sparingly on the albums directly preceding this. Songs like "A Tribute to Beatle Bob" or "Lucy's World" are almost too straightforwardly melodic, with huge, happy major-key chord progressions and hummable tunes. The band rocks out on riffy selections like the instrumental "Ozark Ivanho" and the garage punk of "Replay," and there's some woozy Who-like experimentalism on "Mother John," but by and large, Thick Rich and Delicious is all about pop. It's powerful power pop, too, with the band tracking the entire album live, with cranked amps direct to analog tape. The nostalgic effect of a Guided by Voices record this melodic seems not to be lost on the band

Where to begin with OutKast's boundlessly funky, futuristic magnum opus? Sure, plenty of heads prefer its downhome predecessor Aquemini, but that's the good kid, m.A.A.d city to Stankonia's To Pimp a Butterfly. That is, one might let its freak flag completely loose, but the greatness of either isn't mutually exclusive. OutKast were already showing a willingness to get weird on ATLiens' remarkably sparse, nearly trip-hop hit "Elevators (Me & You)," and by 1998's even bigger "Rosa Parks," they were experimenting with harmonica and acoustic guitar. And those regal horns on "SpottieOttieDopalicious?" Beyoncé sampled them not once (the "Flawless" remix) but twice (Lemonade's climactic "All Night"). Those advances were nearly conventional compared to the whole libraries of genre and sound that Stankonia exploded into utopian widescreen; "B.O.B." alone set André 3000 and Big Boi's twistiest double-speed flows against drum 'n' bass, swampy guitar soloing and massed choirs chanting slogans like "power music, electric revival."

Power to the People is a box set by John Lennon and Yoko Ono released on 10 October 2025 through Mercury Records. The box showcase Lennon and Ono’s historic 1972 One to One concerts at Madison Square Garden, New York City The project received general favorable reviews, although it was criticized for the absence of the song "Woman Is the Nigger of the World",contained in the original live album Some Time in New York City. Commercially the box charted in severals internationals charts, including top-ten debut on German Album Chart.

Do Frank Zappa and John Cage really belong on the classical piano album? To anyone who might be harbouring doubts, the answer is an emphatic ‘yes’, especially when the pianist is Marc-André Hamelin, whose own Hexensabbat brings to a riotous conclusion a programme of music—and instruments, in the case of Cage’s prepared piano—which radically disrupts Western traditions.

In keeping with previous Lennon box sets, the ‘Evolution’ mixes of New York City track the development of each of its nine songs using demos, rehearsals, snatches of dialogue, and early takes. It’s a thrill to hear these songs take shape and to hear an unguarded and uncompromising Lennon lead the sessions. “I know we’re gonna end up with that clean, clean recorded sound which I hate,” he frets before tearing into a ferocious version of the title track. We hear ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ transform from an eerie home demo to a rollicking boogie, with some choice Lennon witticisms along the way – “Of course, anyone daft enough to decide to play saxophone deserves torturing” and, when attempting to chivy things on, “C’mon, I want to get on to that female lib song before McCartney gets on to that!”. Meanwhile, the studio sessions for ‘Luck Of The Irish’ show Lennon’s softer side as he coaches Ono through her vocal.

Ooh-La-La" by Chihiro Yamanaka, a leading Japanese jazz pianist based in New York and active internationally, is a long-awaited and completely new recording, his first in about a year since "Carry On" in 2024. While centered on Brazilian music, including bossa nova by Antonio Carlos Jobim and others, Yamanaka's arrangements of Stevie Wonder's classic "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and even J-POP songs such as "Sneaker Blues" are all vividly fresh and varied, with a sound that is unique to Yamanaka. The arrangements are fresh and diverse. Yamanaka also took on the vocal challenge with his original song "Piyo The Little Bird. The album is a richly varied and rewarding listen that fully demonstrates Yamanaka's unique musicality that is not bound by genres or boundaries. (C)RS

In occasione del 30° anniversario dalla sua prima pubblicazione, torna uno degli album più importanti della discografia di Ornella Vanoni: “SHEHERAZADE”. Questa nuova ripubblicazione esce in versione rimasterizzata dai nastri originali in CD e, per la prima volta, anche in una curatissima edizione in doppio vinile colorato (rosso e blu trasparente). Registrato tra giugno e luglio 1995 presso Villa “La Quiete” di Forte dei Marmi, e pubblicato nell’autunno di quell’anno, è l’apice della collaborazione tra Ornella Vanoni e Mario Lavezzi: Ornella firma il concept artistico, Lavezzi la produzione artistica.

Multi-platinum, BRIT Award-winning and Grammy®-nominated artist KT Tunstall is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her iconic debut album, Eye To The Telescope, with special “Stargazer” edition reissues. Available on exclusive vinyl and CD formats, these editions include previously unreleased recordings, B-sides, and exclusive live sessions.

Michel Sardou fête ses 60 années de carrière ! 60 ans de partage avec un public fidèle. C'est l'occasion de retrouver les 60 titres des singles commercialisés par l'artiste français le plus populaire. 60 années, 60 singles, un parcours unique au sommet de la chanson française avec un succès et une popularité jamais démentis

For the first time on vinyl, enjoy all of Reba’s most beloved songs from her very first #1 hit “Can’t Even Get The Blues” to her most recent #1 hit “Back To God.” This collection spans Reba’s entire career and is the definitive compilation of her most well-known hits. And just like a Reba concert, no compilation would be complete with her iconic hit “Fancy!”

Harpsichordist Helene Diot takes us on a journey between Amsterdam and London, where Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621), William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) and Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) enter into a dialog with toccatas, fantasies and variations. Sweelinck, mentor to a generation of organists, is a key figure in the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque. He reveals a refined and visionary art, a synthesis of English and Italian styles that even inspired Bach himself.

A selection of 75 of the world's Best No.1 hit singles! Spanning across five decades, this album brings a huge variety of songs that have all achieved the No.1 chart position and have become genuine classics! Including: from the '60s,

O Guns N'Roses surgiu em uma época em que o mainstream musical era dominado pelos timbres eletrônicos e trouxe de volta à popularidade o rock cru e pesado, com riffs de guitarra marcantes e músicas capazes de agitar e emocionar. A estreia do grupo californiano, liderado por Axl Rose e amparado pela guitarra de Slash, aconteceu em 1987, com o primeiro disco Appetite For Destruction, que virou rapidamente um clássico por conta das músicas Sweet Child O'Mine e Welcome To The Jungle. Com o enorme sucesso, a banda não demorou para lançar novos discos: em 1988 veio G N' R Lies e, em 1991, os dois volumes de Use Your Illusion, contendo o clássico November Rain. Em 1993, a banda lançou The Spaghetti Incident?. Aos poucos, os membros foram deixando o conjunto, o que ocasionou um grande hiato, encerrado com o álbum Chinese Democracy, de 2008, último inédito do conjunto.

Cassandra Wilson's debut as a leader features the chance-taking singer in a funky M-Base setting. The overcrowded ensembles (played by altoist Steve Coleman, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly, bassist Lonnie Plaxico, and drummer Mark Johnson) did not leave much space for a singer, but the flexible Wilson did her best to find a role for her voice, and she sounds enthusiastic. In addition to group originals, the sextet performs "Blue in Green" (which has Wilson's lyrics) and "I Wished on the Moon."

Creedence Clearwater Revival As the tumultuous 1960s crashed into the '70s, few American bands could match the fevered output, unified vision, and consistent hit-making ability of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Despite hailing from Northern California, bandleader John Fogerty rooted his imagination in the Deep South, fusing vivid Southern imagery with a distinctive brand of rock & roll that combined swamp pop, blues, R&B, and country. Viewed as outliers in the Bay Area's overwhelmingly psychedelic music scene, CCR's punchy roots rock delivery, blue-collar work ethic, and comparative sobriety helped them quickly surpass their peers and become one of the most prolific and popular bands in the country. In 1969 alone they produced three major albums, headlined the Woodstock Festival, and introduced iconic songs like "Proud Mary" and "Fortunate Son" into the cultural lexicon. The latter of the two went on to become one of the defining protest songs of the Vietnam War, followed closely by "Run Through the Jungle" and "Bad Moon Rising," which, while not written about the war, nonetheless tapped into the nation's zeitgeist and had a similar resonance.