Oh The Ocean (Transparent Blue Vinyl) Since they emerged as leading lights of the late- 00s indie rock scene with 2007 debut A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, Liverpool s The Wombats – Matthew Murph Murphy, bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen and drummer Dan Haggis – have maintained an incredible upward momentum, amassing 2.5B streams…
Following, No Closer To Heaven, The Wonder Years released – Sister Cities – their most transformative work to date. Recorded at Sunset Sound with Joe Chiccarelli (Manchester Orchestra, The Shins, Spoon) and Carlos de la Garza (Jimmy Eat World, Paramore). Sister Cities is an album about distance, connectivity and the way humanity towers above boundaries….
What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions Thee Oh Sees? Probably their riot-sparking live show, right? Visions of a guitar-chewing, melody-maiming John Dwyer careening across your cranium, rounded out by a wild-eyed wrecking crew that drives every last hook home like it’s a nail in the coffin of what you thought it…
Thee Oh Sees (OCS) began as songwriter singer guitarist John Dwyer s outlet for the experimental instrumentals he was producing in his home studio. Dwyer, who hails from Providence, RI, has been active on the San Francisco indie scene since the late 90s, working with the Coachwhips, Hospitals, Pink & Brown, Yikes, Dig That Body…
When guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke left Motörhead in 1982 and formed Fastway, a lynchpin of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal was born. The group recorded three acclaimed albums for Columbia before producer Dino DeLaurentis hired them to compose the soundtrack for his 1986 heavy metal horror film Trick or Treat (which, if you…
During his early years, Thelonious Monk was considered one of the “most challenging, provocative and disturbing figures in modern music.” His music was regarded as difficult to listen to and understand, causing many fans initially to shy away from trying to “dig Monk.” This album helped remedy that problem. Recorded in December of 1956 for…
Monk s Music is a 1957 album by legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk and his Septet. Reading like a who s who of jazz, the album features players including John Coltrane (tenor sax), Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax), Art Blakey (drums) and Ray Copeland (trumpet). This new edition of the album is released as part of…
At the time of this recording, Thelonious Monk was at both a creative and critical peak. He had recently signed with Columbia Records, notably one of the biggest jazz labels in the world at the time, and the following year became the third jazz musician in history to appear on the cover of Time Magazine….
Craft Recordings announces the relaunch of Original Jazz Classics – the acclaimed reissue series that faithfully presented more than 850 memorable jazz albums over three decades. Original Jazz Classics will relaunch with two of its foundational releases: the seminal Workin With the Miles Davis Quintet on April 28 followed by Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane on May 26. Both…
2014 s Afro Physicist served as the third full-length album from Grammy Award-nominated jazz trumpeter Theo Croker. Known for his adventurous and spiritual playing style, Theo worked closely with Dee Dee Bridgewater to create this work of art. Croker s recognizable fusion style blends perfectly with the funky rhythms of drummer Karriem Riggins. The result is compositions…
Keyboardist Doug Carn s 1971 debut record for Black Jazz introduced his stylistic wrinkle of adding lyrics to jazz classics like John Coltrane s Acknowlegement (A Love Supreme), Horace Silver s Peace, and Wayne Shorter s title track, all sung by the gorgeous, thrilling voice of his wife Jean Carn. A crack outfit of drummer Michael Carvin, saxophonist flautist George…
2018 repress; gatefold double LP version. This version is unmixed. Arguably one of the world s most important underground dance music producer DJs Theo Parrish lends his hands to selecting and mixing a set of jazz and funk records licensed from and originally released on the Black Jazz label 1971-1976. World-renowned for his DJ sets…
This re-issue of Therapy? s Troublegum album faithfully replicates the original A&M Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g caramel vinyl. By the time Therapy? released Troublegum in 1994 they were already well established, but it was the first time many had encountered the group s intensely melodic blend of hard rock…