Eclecto Groove
For her sixth studio album (counting her 1998 debut as a member of Hush), Yugoslavian singer-songwriter-guitarist Popovic left her Amsterdam base for three months to descend on the Crescent City and craft her finest release.
Tallest Man
British retro-soul group The New Mastersounds have been around since they rose like a Phoenix in 1999 from the ashes of the original Mastersounds (not to be confused with America’s late ’50s/early ’60s easy-listening bop combo of the same name).
Gonzo
Taking inspiration from his recoveries following several events in 2008 (a near drowning while swimming in the ocean; an almost fatal respiratory attack that cost him his job as lead singer of Yes; and liver and pancreas surgeries), Anderson has culled an array of songs from recent online collaborations to create his first studio record of new material since 1998 as well as one of his finest albums.
Appleseed
Bromberg’s first album came out in 1971 and featured a song written with and guest-starring George Harrison on slide, “The Holdup.” Such a collaboration so early in one’s career speaks volumes about the caliber of this multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter.
