Recent Gentle Releases

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  Shaggy / Sting
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  An unexpected and surprisingly enjoyable collaboration between the two reggae-rooted stars.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Wynton Marsalis
  United We Swing: Best of the Jazz at …
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  An engaging collection of guest star-laden performances featuring Wynton Marsalis and his septet.

  - Matt Collar
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  Promise of the Real / Neil Young
  Paradox [Original Music from the Fil …
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  Soundtrack to Daryl Hannah's dystopian Western meanders more than it connects, despite a few strong numbers.

  - Mark Deming
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  Toni Braxton
  Sex & Cigarettes
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  Brief, frank, and tightly concentrated set of breakup material from the recent Soul Train Legend Award winner.

  - Andy Kellman
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  Jack DeJohnette / Keith Jarrett /
  After the Fall
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  The pianist's standards trio captured live in 1998; this double disc ranges from ballads to bop and beyond in an exhilarating performance.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Kurt Elling
  The Questions
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  Elling's second album with saxophonist Branford Marsalis is a deeply poetic, lyrical set.

  - Matt Collar
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  Bonnie "Prince" Billy
  Wolf of the Cosmos
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  Will Oldham puts his spin on Susanna's album Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos, making these songs his own.

  - Mark Deming
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  Mary Chapin Carpenter
  Sometimes Just the Sky
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  The singer/songwriter reimagines 12 selections from her songbook in reflective, evocative form.

  - Mark Deming
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  Beach House
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  Working with Sonic Boom and live drummer James Barone, the duo delivers some of its widest-ranging, most exhilarating music of its career.

  - Heather Phares
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  Mat Kearney
  Crazytalk
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  The AAA singer/songwriter veteran eases into EDM.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine