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Kesha Records
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
The singer's first album on her own Kesha Records is a giddy, cathartic declaration of creative and personal freedom.
- Matt Collar
Island
Rap
AllMusic Rating: 4.0 stars
The London rapper's mid-career sea change finds solid ground on his intimate fifth album.
- Timothy Monger
Erased Tapes Records
AllMusic Rating: 3.5 stars
For his ninth album, electronic musician Ryan Lee West finds new inspiration by creating outside of his usual studio environment.
- Paul Simpson
Fire Records
AllMusic Rating: 3.5 stars
Various online-only singles and stand-alone tracks from this fuzzy indie project are collected into a nicely flowing album format.
- Fred Thomas
Deutsche Grammophon
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
Piano-led Brahms quartets catch the personalities of the lesser-heard Second and Third.
- James Manheim
Alpha
AllMusic Rating: 4.0 stars
A bold new pianistic approach to the well-trodden Well-Tempered Clavier.
- James Manheim
PentaTone Classics
AllMusic Rating: 4.0 stars
Beethoven's violin concerto paired with a unique work by an Outback-inspired composer.
- James Manheim
Palazzetto Bru Zane
AllMusic Rating: 4.5 stars
A fresh recording of Lalo's underrated opera brings fine singers and energy throughout.
- James Manheim

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Whether she's confrontational or vulnerable, contemporary R&B artist Honey Bxby sings (and sometimes raps) with a strong sense of authority gained from experience and self-assuredness. The Asbury Park, New Jersey native started uploading music in 2019 and released a handful of independent singles over the next couple years. In 2022, she was discovered through Instagram by Rebirth Entertainment, with whom she signed and made her label debut that October with "Be Be."…  Read More about Honey Bxby

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July, 1975
No one expected the success of Dream Weaver when it was released, 50 years ago this month, but it sailed to the top of the charts, and with good reason. Backed with only drums and a wide assortment of keyboards, Gary Wright crafted instantly recognizable tunes such as the title cut and "Love Is Alive."
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