Eddie 9V has an endless stockpile of cool stories – and you’ll find twelve of them on new studio album Saratoga, released 22nd November 2024 on the fabled Ruf label. It’s a record that will thrill both newcomers and fans who have trailed Eddie since the start, showcasing his fresh, fiery spin on Southern soul, blues, rock and funk, with his signature wit and sharp observations of modern America placing him squarely in the here-and-now. “I do think it’s a wonderful road trip album,” he nods.

Debussy is one of the great masters of Impressionism, and his singularity goes far beyond this legitimate label. As a magician of colour, François Dumont does magnificent justice to the shimmering timbres of the composer's work, revealing the thousand faces of this elusive genius.

Bon Jovi's 40th anniversary year ends with an all-time best album of songs selected by Japanese fans. Features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format. The booklet includes never-before-seen photos taken during past performances and promotions in Japan (subject to change). Commentary by Masanori Ito. Includes lyrics and bilingual translation. Japan-only release. Comes with a trading card randomly selected from 15 kinds.

Alberta Cross return with a new take on their timeless debut album ‘The Thief & The Heartbreaker (Reimagined)’, which set the foundation for their Americana-tinged indie and alternative sound.

TED MULRY first came to the attention of the music industry when he sent a demo of some of his own compositions to Albert Productions in Sydney. The company persuaded him to become a recording artist and he soon rose to fame as a solo singer/songwriter with his own composition, the pop ballad “Julia”, which made the Australian charts in 1970.
He followed that with “Falling in Love Again”, a song by The Easybeats songwriting team Harry Vanda & George Young, which was a major hit in 1971.Mulry was a prolific songwriter, and a number of bands and artists, including John Farnham and Alison MacCallum, recorded his songs. Most notably, rock band Sherbet had a hit with his song, “You’re All Woman”.

Alessio Elia’s (b.1979) compositions are inspired by the acoustic nature of the sounding universe, its inner laws. Perhaps this is why, from the first moment of listening, these works feel organic natural and euphonic but also ordered, planned and clear.

When the Quatuor Ysaÿe dares… all together twelve concerts LIVE in Paris! Played without a safety net at the Auditorium of the Musée d’Orsay! These were the conditions needed to recreate the uncompromising universe of the Beethoven quartets, a true musical Everest. Here, at the very peak of its art, the Quatuor Ysaÿe offers the final dazzling demonstration of the unique rigor and sensibility that for thirty years marked it out as one of the finest in the world.

The first in a new cycle of Dvořák symphony recordings, ‘Dvořák: Symphonies 5 & 6’ is the second release from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Jaime Martín, on the MSO’s own recordlabel.

After a hiatus from touring, Black Pumas returned to the road in 2024 in support of their acclaimed sophomore album Chronicles of a Diamond. "Live From Brooklyn Paramount" captures the "Electric Church" live experience created by Eric Burton, Adrian Quesada and their six-piece band. The 2xLP set features songs from both Chronicles and their million-selling debut, including the Grammy nominated "Colors", "Black Moon Rising”, "More Than A Love Song” & their version of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car."

For her first album on Linn, Jasmin Iris Ghera embarks on a captivating journey through timeless masterpieces reimagined for trumpet and piano. From Mendelssohn’s powerful Cello Sonata No. 2 to Mozart’s vibrant Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, by way of Bach’s Siciliano from his Flute Sonata BWV 1031, the programme sheds new light on these works and transports the listener to a world of musical emotions and discoveries. This bold album, with pianist Junyan Chen, is part of the Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series.

Since Fiona played launch shows in July that does seem like a long delay, especially for non-Spotifiers. Thing is, there’re not a lot left. Most artists and listeners now use the platform. Even Darren Watson, to pick a random albeit outspoken New Zealand musician, has finally accepted it after years of principled abstention.

Every era has its fashion, be it in clothing, architecture, painting or music. Certain instruments were sometimes more or less "en vogue". In the classical period, the French or hunting horn in particular was extremely important to composers, especially in German-speaking countries. The

Advent and Christmas are for many people a time for light and hope and warmth. Yet the world around us is cold and turbulent. Wars are being fought. People are fleeing from their homes. Children are dying. Thousands of people lack food and medicine. Our prayers are for peace. We sing "Beautiful is our Earth! Glorious is God’s heaven!" as a protest song for peace and justice, the world being unjust.

The celebration of YULE in Northern Europe harks back to a transition from ancient Pagan Germanic culture to the more formal spirituality of the newer Christian rite. Christmas, as we mostly now call it, gave us hymns, processions and chants, and in between, silence in church. Yule meant a vibrant pre-Christian secularity, with feasting and dancing, the noise of instruments and decorating the house with holly, ivy and mistletoe as a tribute to the gods of earth and air. Much of the music on this album dates from an earlier time when in a throwback to Yule churches were decorated with Christmas greenery, and at home there would be carols sung round a burning Yule log, the two traditions side by side. But the songs on this album are contemporary performances, a matrix where acappella voices meet improvising instruments in a synthesis of secular and sacred.

Discover the latest sounds of the current Christmas season from top Christian artists and bands from the 2024 holiday season. Updated all season long!