New Reviews for December 1, 2023
Real World Records
The art rocker returns with his first album of original material in 20 years: a probing collection filled with empathetic new beginnings.
BMG Rights Management
A sharply presented box containing expanded editions of the Queen of Soul's first five '70s studio albums.
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Craft Recordings / Craft Records
The 40th anniversary edition of this groundbreaking alt-rock classic includes early demos and live recordings from concerts in 1981 and 1983.
Good Records Recordings
Warm folk harmonies and uplifting emotions mark the psych pop group's eighth album.
Casablanca / EMI / EMI Records
A brief but potent mixtape of drum'n'bass dancefloor heaters, with featured guests including Flowdan, Stefflon Don, and Clementine Douglas.
Resonance
These unreleased live instrumental performances by Les McCann's early trios are a welcome, wonderful-sounding surprise.
Silver Age
The comic-themed rap supergroup continue their saga, mixing playful bravado with moments of nostalgic reflection.
Editors' Choice for November, 2023
AllMusic Staff Pick
- December 6, 2023
1972
Blue River, with its themes of uncertainty and struggle, is by no means a casual record, although songs such as the bittersweet "Is It Really Love at All" and the title track, featuring Joni Mitchell's ethereal supporting vocal, will draw the listener in with their sheer beauty. Andersen, then in his late twenties, was dealing with questions of love, life, and desire with a maturity matched only by a handful of songwriters at the time.
In Memoriam
