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The English singer-songwriter's gift for melodic, catchy, socially perceptive glam-pop with literate lyrics and operatic sizzle is undimmed on his fourth studio album.

'The Beginning' has a very informal sound to it despite the tightness of the musicians. The songs come across as casual, as if the product of a bunch of guys jamming together on a Saturday afternoon. The result is an understated artfulness that is uncommonly vivid and starkly forceful.

Reviewed here are fresh, new interpretations of Brazilian and Cuban jazz.

The Steeldrivers' new disc is full of elegant mid-tempo bluegrass songs with dark lyrics.

Babymetal a metal-laden wrecking ball, ready to destroy your expectations and blow your eardrums out, all while not being old enough to drink.

Plus Gregg Allman, JD Souther, Mick Jones, Indigo Girls and more.

All Bokar’s passions are on display on his February release, 'Guitar Balafonics.'

Can you guess how many years this album was in the making?

One of the amazingly enjoyable aspects of the Dances with Films Festival is the opportunity to see short films you might never otherwise never screen.

While the English choir applies a constant smooth tonality to its performances, these can still feel fresh, the centuries-old music almost as much as the recent.