Latest Arrivals to our Music Library
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Harvested - Dysthymia
Canadian death metal quartet Harvested is proud to announce their new album “Dysthymia”, set for release on August 1st, 2025. The nine-track record showcases the band's evolution from their 2022 demo debut, delivering a devastating blend of technical death metal, brutal death metal, and old-school stylings.
Recorded over nearly three years, “Dysthymia” features the core lineup of Mitchi Dimitriadis (guitars), Adam Semler (vocals), Eric Forget (bass), and Jacob Collins (drums). The album was produced by Harvested with mixing and mastering by Joe Lyko of Darkmoon Productions, achieving a modern sound while staying rooted in the foundational elements of death metal.
Garaj Mahal - Rotifier
When you hear your first Garaj Mahal note, leading into an innovative fusion of funky jazz with a tasty world music flare, all other thoughts leave your mind as the music takes you on an unforgettable voyage. Fans return almost compulsively to hear Garaj Mahal because they know they will always hear something new, progressive, and audience-involved from these four first-class musicians. Between Kai Eckhardt (bass), Fareed Haque (guitars), Hassan Hurd (drums), and Oz Ezzeldin (keyboards), Garaj Mahal combines a century of musical experience to create a sound evolution unclassifiable and always smoking hot.
Backstreet Blues Band - Blue
The Backstreet Blues Band is a dynamic blues outfit with a foot-stomping, juke-joint thumping sound that incorporates elements of blues, swing, rockabilly, and country. Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, the band features veteran musicians like Harpman Brantt Hamilton on harmonica and vocals, Buddy "the Guy" Collura on guitar and vocals, Tony "Sevvy" Severino on bass, and Bubba Ruscin on drums. Their live performances are known for being exciting and engaging, showcasing their hard-driving slide guitar and amplified harmonica. Another notable "Backstreet Blues Band" associated with Chicago blues is that of the late Vance Kelly, known for his unique blend of electric blues, R&B, and funk.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Kokoroko - Just Can't Wait
London-based Jazz collective Kokoroko release “Just Can’t Wait” - the latest taste of their forthcoming second studio album Tuff Times Never Last, conveying a feeling of exuberance, celebration and high spirits. They have a soulful and optimistic meditation on memory, reconciliation and renewed love after a period of hardship. The band pays homage to the Brit-funk sounds of British bands, the 80s jazz-funk stylings, all the while subtly incorporating elements of Ghanaian highlife and Congolese guitars—each brought vividly to life through Tobi Adenaike’s expressive guitar work.
BALTHVS - Flesh and Soul
Colombian psych-funk trio BALTHVS return with “Flesh and Soul,” a four-track collection of introspective grooves and hypnotic rhythms. The title track moves with a melancholic pulse, intimate yet cinematic in scope. Following five years of non-stop touring and standout festival appearances - including Outside Lands, Electric Forest, Lollapalooza Chile & Argentina, and SXSW - BALTHVS are set to expand their live presence across North America this summer.
Joshua Redman - Words Fall Short
The quartet formed as a working band for the world tour behind Redman’s 2023 label debut where are we, performing steadily on the road and developing a vibe that inspired the saxophonist to bring them into the studio to record a set of music he had composed during the pandemic. Cornish, Norris, and Ebo impress on each of the album’s eight originals, which embrace the shifting moods of wistfulness, sadness, and resolve. While the musicians have moments to emerge and take the spotlight, they also provide a distinctive ensemble personality, one in which spontaneity and sensitivity keep the music fluid yet coherent.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Dr. Fairest Hill - Roll With It
Dr. Fairest Hill is an international motivational speaker, an author, and son of the great gospel legend, Tessie Hill. Dr. Fairest Hill was mentored by the late Dr. Myles Munroe, who he traveled with globally for 25 years. Growing up in Detroit, Dr. Fairest Hill was labeled as a Special Education student but went from being functionally illiterate to earning a master’s degree in business administration, and a doctoral degree in Theology. Dr. Hill shares with students around the world that it is, “All about your attitude.” Dr. Fairest Hill has spoken to over one million youth and mentored more than five thousand, and he was given a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from former president Barack Obama. Dr. Fairest Hill is known to have an incredibly unique way of reaching our youth, blending music and motivational spoken words to capture their attention. Dr. Fairest Hill is currently on his international “Roll Wit It” Tour, with a focus on youth empowerment and leadership training. “As I speak around the world, and in schools, I sense that there is such a great amount of calamity, fear and restlessness, with many students suffering from mental illness. This song really addresses the need, and the solution to the challenges that everyone is faced with. Also, our schools are experiencing a tremendous number of cutbacks, with positions of teachers, counselors, and enrichment programs that help to empower students being at risk. It is our hope that the funds we raise on this “Roll Wit It” tour can keep mentorships, empowerment programs and staff development programs going, to encourage the students and school staff to believe that no matter how things are, everything is going to work out, every problem has an expiration date, so just roll with it Roll Wit It!
NYO Jazz with Sean Jones and Alicia Olatuja - Live in Johannesburg
Recorded at South Africa’s historic Market Theatre, the album features artistic director and bandleader/trumpeter Sean Jones and vocalist Alicia Olatuja and includes special appearances by South African artists Romy Brauteseth (bass) and Linda Sikhakhane (saxophone). One of Carnegie Hall’s three critically-acclaimed national youth ensembles, NYO Jazz—comprising 22 outstanding young musicians ages 16–19 from across the United States—showcases the legacy and bright future of American jazz. Created in 2018 by the Hall’s Weill Music Institute, NYO Jazz annually brings together some of the nation’s finest teen jazz musicians to train, perform, and tour with world-class jazz masters while also serving as music ambassadors for their country, sharing America’s greatest artform with audiences around the globe.
LAAMAR - In The Light
LAAMAR head Geoffrey Lamar Wilson is the former frontman of Brooklyn-based Jus Post Bellum. His music blends folk, soul, R&B, and country with a constant ear toward racial and social justice issues and the shared human experience, also known for his multilayered looped saxophone performances and catchy podcast ditties (Terrible, Thanks for Asking).
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Dotsun Moon - Save Us
Based in Buffalo, Dotsun Moon is the creative wellspring from which RICHARD FLIERL's musical visions flow, transforming his artistic inspirations into tangible form. Since releasing their debut album 4 A.M. in 2011, the trajectory remains steadfast on a path of dreamy rock offerings, but this album now sees Flierl also assume vocal duties.
The Far Out - Laurel
The Far Out is a funk and soul pop band from Boston, Massachusetts. The six powerhouse musicians have been playing together since they were kids - learning and growing through shared experiences in jazz, theatre, a cappella, and orchestra. Now, they engage their audiences with high-energy grooves, lush vocals, and funky horn lines, supported by undeniable chemistry of a group of lifelong friends. Their goal is to include audiences in their infectious joy and spread the love of funk and soul music to younger generations.
Dick Texas - All That Falls
Dick Texas is the solo project of Detroit-based artist Valerie Salerno. She started this ambient noise-rock/alt-country project after moving to Detroit in 2019. Her debut full-length LP, "All That Fall," was released in the spring of 2025. Prior to Dick Texas, Salerno was part of the Grand Rapids-based band Sojii.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Doug Larson - Village Idiot
Doug hails from South East Michigan and forges the mid-west work ethic with the great Texas songwriting traditions. Lyrically he stands on the shoulders of greats such as Tom Waits, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Gillian Welch, James McMurty & Bob Dylan. Musically & sonically he is endlessly inspired by David Rawlings, Django Reinhardt, Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline & Boston's own beloved Buffalo Tom! Having spent 30 years promoting the music of others, Doug is finally getting his music onto stages having shed his Chrysalis & day job.
EZRA - Froggie's Demise
Progressive bluegrass chamber ensemble EZRA is releasing their third album Froggy’s Demise on May 9, 2025 with Adhyâropa Records. Founded by award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Jones, EZRA is comprised of Jacob Jolliff (mandolin), Max Allard (banjo), Craig Butterfield (bass), and Jones (guitars). EZRA clearly has a lot to say, and they’re getting better and better at saying
it. Froggy’s Demise may be their best work yet. They have developed a language and a rhythm as a band, and with each album, they are more
comfortable challenging each other musically. They also just continue to have a really good time together.
Planet D Nonet - Doctor Professor Leonard King in Tribute to Joe Williams
On a Sunday afternoon, December 17, 2023, Dr./Prof Leonard King drove to Cadieux Cafe on Detroit’s east side to hear the PD9 (aka Planet D Nonet) perform. Usually, he would have recorded music playing in the van within five minutes of pulling out of the driveway, but that day, for some reason, he drove several minutes in silence. It wasn’t long before he began innately hearing the melody to one of Joe Williams’s recordings. At that moment, he decided to ask RJ Spangler if the PD9 would want to collaborate with on a Joe Williams project. Of course, RJ and the guys were receptive! As far as the material was concerned, Leonard wanted the selections to primarily focus on the life of Joe Williams AFTER his departure from the Count Basie Orchestra, with one exception-- The Comeback.