Featured New Releases for
March 15, 2024

Everything I Thought It Was
RCA
This sixth set is a slight return to form for the former boy band loverman, reviving some of the 2000s charms that made him a superstar.
- Neil Z. Yeung
Moon Safari [25th Anniversary Edition]
Air
Warner Bros. / Warner Music
An updated multi-disc set of the duo's 1998 debut contains demos, live tracks, remixes and a Dolby Atmos mix.
Good Life
Listen Back Entertainment
R&B
The likes of Butcher Brown, Marsha Ambrosius, and Kenny Lattimore assist the Grammy-winning singer on her rich tenth album.
- Andy Kellman
Boeckner!
Sub Pop
The Wolf Parade frontman presents his solo project, which adds new textures to his fondness for synth-based alternative rock.
- Mark Deming
The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Blue Note
On his first studio album since 2017, the saxophonist enlists a superstar quartet to play his new compositions and re-vision older ones.
- Thom Jurek
Incarnations
Candid
Rare and unreleased cuts from the bassist's 1960 sessions on the Candid label.
- Matt Collar
Tall Stories and New Religions
Tapete Records
A carefully selected batch of songs taken from the singer/songwriter's 40-year career and recorded in an intimate setting shows him in a reflective mood.
- Tim Sendra
To Dream
Numero / Numero Group
Remastered anthology collection that chronicles this short-lived band as they move from late-'60s psychedelia into early-'70s roots rock tenderness.
- Fred Thomas
Teatro Amadeo Roldan Recital
Mr. Bongo
A reissue of the seminal Cuban group's debut album, showcasing their wildly inventive blend of Afro-Cuban jazz, psych-rock and funk.
- Matt Collar
Concert For Murnau
MG.Art
In this live document of a 2003 performance, the kosmische innovator tries his hand at modern classical composition in an original score for a silent film.
- Fred Thomas
Charpentier: Médée
Alpha
A fine performance of Charpentier's 1693 opera, capturing its mix of a kaleidoscopic quality and a genuinely grim tale.
- James Manheim
César Franck: Les Béatitudes
Fuga Libera
Clear, warm performance of Franck's giant choral spectacular.
- James Manheim
Variation(s), Vol. 2: Beethoven, Sweelinck, Bach, Cage, Feldman, Crumb
Harmonia Mundi
The second volume of a Beethoven variations survey captures the flavor of the young Beethoven as a pianist.
- James Manheim
Rebecca Clarke: Sonatas for Violin, Viola & Piano
Oehms Classics
A first-time performance of Clarke's violin and viola sonatas by a single player reveals a characteristic voice early in the composer's career.
- James Manheim
Piano Music of Oscar Fernândez
Nimbus Records
Colorful and tuneful piano music by a slightly younger contemporary of Villa-Lobos.
- James Manheim
Le Temps retrouvé: Fauré, Bonis, Hahn, Boulanger
Chandos
Splendid late Romantic French violin-and-piano works, headed by the all-but-unknown Violin Sonata in F sharp minor of Mel Bonis.
- James Manheim
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