Recent Whimsical Releases

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  Béla Fleck
  My Bluegrass Heart
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  A dazzling assault of capital-T talent marks the banjo hero's double-disc return to progressive bluegrass.

  - Timothy Monger
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  Shannon & the Clams
  Year of the Spider
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  Still mixing garage punk and 1960s pop, Shannon Shaw and her bandmates sound deeper and more mature on their sixth album.

  - Mark Deming
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  Jungle
  Loving in Stereo
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  The third album from this groove-centric U.K. group trades the melancholy undertone of their last record for a disco-ready atmosphere of positivity and celebration.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Quickly, Quickly
  The Long and Short of It
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  Lo-fi beatmaker transitions into vibrant singer/songwriter with electronic production tendencies on this collection of vibrant, warm, and rapidly changing sounds.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Mae Powell
  Both Ways Brighter
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  An optimistic indie pop debut from a songwriter who puts a soft-focus filter and jazzy vocal spin on Frankie Cosmos inspirations.

  - Marcy Donelson
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  Blackbear
  misery lake
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  Dark, angsty EP from the genre-blending songwriter, with guest appearances from Travis Barker and Sasha Alex Sloan.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Lorenzo Coppola / Isabelle Faust /
  Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat; Élég …
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  English version of Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat crackles in this reading from an ensemble led by violinist Isabelle Faust.

  - James Manheim
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  Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne /
  Richard Strauss: Don Quixote; Till E …
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  Lively and warm Strauss features standout playing from star soloists.

  - James Manheim