RITMO FANTASÍA: seriously smooth Spanish synth of the 80s
Venezuelan DJ Trujillo has dug deep to unearth some seriously smooth Iberian bangers for Ritmo Fantasia.
Venezuelan DJ Trujillo has dug deep to unearth some seriously smooth Iberian bangers for Ritmo Fantasia.
Finnish prog-metal oddballs Circle combine with Richard Dawson's Geordie falsetto to make weird but great things on Henki.
On Acoustic Album No. 8, Katie Melua’s vocals shine through throughout on songs that retain their original strength when stripped back to the bone.
Inspired by falling in love with a new electric piano, Cocoon is a departure from Amy Duncan’s usual acoustic sound world.
A legend Brian Wilson may be, but it's hard to know who the stripped back Beach Boys covers on At My Piano are for.
Dreaming In Slow Motion, a stately album by Cardiff-based Danielle Lewis, creeps up on you from a two-metre distance and then gives you a big hug.
Their seventh studio album, Motorheart sees The Darkness delivering good old rock'n'roll - in the only way they know how.
On A Valediction, German quartet Obscura may have elevated themselves beyond the the death metal genre entirely.
After 14 years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for Raise The Roof, delivering more irresistibly-blended harmonies.
As a whole, Dave Gahan & Soulsavers' Imposter works incredibly well as a complete piece of work - each track brimming with heart and soul.
Despite some really swell moments, most of Damon Albarn's The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows leaves without a trace.
Still Rising documents Gregory Porter’s ascent over the last decades, but is most definitely not his swan song.